Dutchman's Pipe vs Gambian Sun Squirrel

Aristolochia trilobata compared with Heliosciurus gambianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dutchman's Pipe	Gambian Sun Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Piperales (Piperales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Aristolochiaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Aristolochia	Heliosciurus
Species	Aristolochia trilobata	Heliosciurus gambianus

Conservation Status

Dutchman's Pipe

LC — Least Concern

Gambian Sun Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dutchman's Pipe	Gambian Sun Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dutchman's Pipe

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

Gambian Sun Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.