Bird's Eye vs Red-legged Sun Squirrel

Alectryon subcinereus compared with Heliosciurus rufobrachium

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bird's Eye Red-legged Sun Squirrel
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Sapindales (Sapindales) Rodentia (Rodents)
Family Sapindaceae Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus Alectryon Heliosciurus
Species Alectryon subcinereus Heliosciurus rufobrachium

Conservation Status

Bird's Eye

LC — Least Concern

Red-legged Sun Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bird's Eye Red-legged Sun Squirrel
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bird's Eye

Habitat

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

Red-legged Sun Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bird's Eye

The Bird's Eye (Alectryon subcinereus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Red-legged Sun Squirrel

No description available.

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