Beecroft s Scaly-tailed Squirrel. vs Silverleaf Sunflower

Anomalurus beecrofti compared with Helianthus argophyllus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beecroft s Scaly-tailed Squirrel.	Silverleaf Sunflower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Anomaluridae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Anomalurus	Helianthus (Sunflowers)
Species	Anomalurus beecrofti	Helianthus argophyllus

Conservation Status

Beecroft s Scaly-tailed Squirrel.

LC — Least Concern

Silverleaf Sunflower

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beecroft s Scaly-tailed Squirrel.

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Silverleaf Sunflower

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Japan, Mozambique, South Africa, and Tonga.

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.