Beecroft s Scaly-tailed Squirrel. vs Tuberous vervain

Anomalurus beecrofti compared with Verbena rigida

Key Differences

• Beecroft s Scaly-tailed Squirrel. is Least Concern while Tuberous vervain is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beecroft s Scaly-tailed Squirrel.	Tuberous vervain
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Anomaluridae	Verbenaceae
Genus	Anomalurus	Verbena
Species	Anomalurus beecrofti	Verbena rigida

Conservation Status

Beecroft s Scaly-tailed Squirrel.

LC — Least Concern

Tuberous vervain

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beecroft s Scaly-tailed Squirrel.

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tuberous vervain

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Eswatini, Rwanda, Zimbabwe), Asia (4 countries), Europe (10 countries), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

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.