Black-striped Squirrel vs Duckweed

Callosciurus nigrovittatus compared with Lemna perpusilla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Black-striped Squirrel Duckweed
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family Sciuridae (Squirrels) Araceae
Genus Callosciurus Lemna
Species Callosciurus nigrovittatus Lemna perpusilla

Conservation Status

Black-striped Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Duckweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Black-striped Squirrel Duckweed
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-striped Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Duckweed

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, deserts and xeric shrublands, and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, among 10 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (7 countries), Europe (4 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (5 countries).

Black-striped Squirrel

The Black-striped Squirrel (Callosciurus nigrovittatus) is a species in the genus Callosciurus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Duckweed

No description available.

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