Ferny Azolla vs Finlayson's squirrel

Azolla pinnata compared with Callosciurus finlaysonii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Ferny Azolla Finlayson's squirrel
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Tracheophyta Chordata (Chordates)
Class Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Salviniales (Salviniales) Rodentia (Rodents)
Family Salviniaceae Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus Azolla Callosciurus
Species Azolla pinnata Callosciurus finlaysonii

Conservation Status

Ferny Azolla

LC — Least Concern

Finlayson's squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Ferny Azolla Finlayson's squirrel
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ferny Azolla

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including deserts and xeric shrublands, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas spanning the Palearctic and Oceanian realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Indonesia, Singapore, Taiwan), North America (Mexico, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands, New Zealand, Tuvalu).

Finlayson's squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Asia (Japan, Singapore) and Europe (5 countries).

Ferny Azolla

No description available.

Finlayson's squirrel

No description available.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

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