Cedar Kokoti vs Mentawai Squirrel

Entandrophragma candollei compared with Callosciurus melanogaster

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cedar Kokoti	Mentawai Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Meliaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Entandrophragma	Callosciurus
Species	Entandrophragma candollei	Callosciurus melanogaster

Conservation Status

Cedar Kokoti

VU — Vulnerable

Mentawai Squirrel

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cedar Kokoti	Mentawai Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cedar Kokoti

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Guinea. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Mentawai Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cedar Kokoti

The Cedar Kokoti (Entandrophragma candollei) is a species in the genus Entandrophragma. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populatio