Forest Bead-string vs Gambian Sun Squirrel

Alchornea hirtella compared with Heliosciurus gambianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forest Bead-string	Gambian Sun Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Alchornea	Heliosciurus
Species	Alchornea hirtella	Heliosciurus gambianus

Conservation Status

Forest Bead-string

LC — Least Concern

Gambian Sun Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forest Bead-string	Gambian Sun Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Forest Bead-string

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea.

Gambian Sun Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.