Easter cassia vs Phayre's Squirrel

Senna pendula compared with Callosciurus phayrei

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Easter cassia Phayre's Squirrel
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Fabales (Legumes & Allies) Rodentia (Rodents)
Family Fabaceae Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus Senna Callosciurus
Species Senna pendula Callosciurus phayrei

Conservation Status

Easter cassia

LC — Least Concern

Phayre's Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Easter cassia Phayre's Squirrel
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Easter cassia

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles, South Africa), Asia (Indonesia), Europe (Portugal), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Phayre's Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Easter cassia

No description available.

Phayre's Squirrel

No description available.

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