Beecroft s Scaly-tailed Squirrel. vs Tarweed fiddleneck

Anomalurus beecrofti compared with Amsinckia lycopsoides

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beecroft s Scaly-tailed Squirrel.	Tarweed fiddleneck
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Anomaluridae	Boraginaceae
Genus	Anomalurus	Amsinckia
Species	Anomalurus beecrofti	Amsinckia lycopsoides

Conservation Status

Beecroft s Scaly-tailed Squirrel.

LC — Least Concern

Tarweed fiddleneck

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beecroft s Scaly-tailed Squirrel.

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tarweed fiddleneck

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (10 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.