Beecroft s Scaly-tailed Squirrel. vs Shellplant

Anomalurus beecrofti compared with Alpinia zerumbet

Key Differences

• Beecroft s Scaly-tailed Squirrel. is Least Concern while Shellplant is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beecroft s Scaly-tailed Squirrel.	Shellplant
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Anomaluridae	Zingiberaceae
Genus	Anomalurus	Alpinia
Species	Anomalurus beecrofti	Alpinia zerumbet

Conservation Status

Beecroft s Scaly-tailed Squirrel.

LC — Least Concern

Shellplant

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beecroft s Scaly-tailed Squirrel.	Shellplant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beecroft s Scaly-tailed Squirrel.

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shellplant

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, deserts and xeric shrublands, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Portugal, Spain), North America (Cuba, Nicaragua, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

Beecroft s Scaly-tailed Squirrel.

The Beecroft s Scaly-tailed Squirrel. (Anomalurus beecrofti) is a species in the genus Anomalurus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.