Ceylon-olive vs Nelson s Antelope Squirrel

Elaeocarpus serratus compared with Ammospermophilus nelsoni

Key Differences

• Ceylon-olive is Not Evaluated while Nelson s Antelope Squirrel is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon-olive	Nelson s Antelope Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Oxalidales (Oxalidales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Elaeocarpaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Elaeocarpus	Ammospermophilus
Species	Elaeocarpus serratus	Ammospermophilus nelsoni

Conservation Status

Ceylon-olive

NE — Not Evaluated

Nelson s Antelope Squirrel

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon-olive	Nelson s Antelope Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon-olive

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Mauritius, and Taiwan.

Nelson s Antelope Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ceylon-olive

The Ceylon-Olive (Elaeocarpus serratus) is a species in the genus Elaeocarpus. Distributed across Brazil, Mauritius, and Taiwan.