Beecroft s Scaly-tailed Squirrel. vs wormseed

Anomalurus beecrofti compared with Artemisia maritima

Key Differences

• Beecroft s Scaly-tailed Squirrel. is Least Concern while wormseed is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beecroft s Scaly-tailed Squirrel.	wormseed
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	Artemisia
Species	Anomalurus beecrofti	Artemisia maritima

Conservation Status

Beecroft s Scaly-tailed Squirrel.

LC — Least Concern

wormseed

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beecroft s Scaly-tailed Squirrel.

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

wormseed

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and South America (Brazil). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.