Doum Palm vs Gambian Sun Squirrel

Hyphaene thebaica compared with Heliosciurus gambianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Doum Palm	Gambian Sun Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Arecales (Arecales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Arecaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Hyphaene	Heliosciurus
Species	Hyphaene thebaica	Heliosciurus gambianus

Conservation Status

Doum Palm

LC — Least Concern

Gambian Sun Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Doum Palm	Gambian Sun Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Doum Palm

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across India, Taiwan, and Yemen.

Gambian Sun Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.