Beecroft s Scaly-tailed Squirrel. vs Three-Spotted Pink

Anomalurus beecrofti compared with Dianthus tripunctatus

Key Differences

• Beecroft s Scaly-tailed Squirrel. is Least Concern while Three-Spotted Pink is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beecroft s Scaly-tailed Squirrel.	Three-Spotted Pink
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Anomaluridae	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Anomalurus	Dianthus
Species	Anomalurus beecrofti	Dianthus tripunctatus

Conservation Status

Beecroft s Scaly-tailed Squirrel.

LC — Least Concern

Three-Spotted Pink

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beecroft s Scaly-tailed Squirrel.	Three-Spotted Pink
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beecroft s Scaly-tailed Squirrel.

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Three-Spotted Pink

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Portugal and United States.

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.