Beecroft s Scaly-tailed Squirrel. vs Sour orange

Anomalurus beecrofti compared with Citrus aurantium

Key Differences

• Beecroft s Scaly-tailed Squirrel. is Least Concern while Sour orange is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beecroft s Scaly-tailed Squirrel.	Sour orange
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Anomaluridae	Rutaceae
Genus	Anomalurus	Citrus
Species	Anomalurus beecrofti	Citrus aurantium

Conservation Status

Beecroft s Scaly-tailed Squirrel.

LC — Least Concern

Sour orange

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beecroft s Scaly-tailed Squirrel.

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sour orange

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (12 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Colombia).

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.