Eye Bright vs Gambian Sun Squirrel

Heliotropium angiospermum compared with Heliosciurus gambianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eye Bright	Gambian Sun Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Heliotropiaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Heliotropium	Heliosciurus
Species	Heliotropium angiospermum	Heliosciurus gambianus

Conservation Status

Eye Bright

LC — Least Concern

Gambian Sun Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eye Bright	Gambian Sun Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eye Bright

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Cuba.

Gambian Sun Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.