forest-oak vs Gambian Sun Squirrel

Allocasuarina torulosa compared with Heliosciurus gambianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	forest-oak	Gambian Sun Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Casuarinaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Allocasuarina	Heliosciurus
Species	Allocasuarina torulosa	Heliosciurus gambianus

Conservation Status

forest-oak

LC — Least Concern

Gambian Sun Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	forest-oak	Gambian Sun Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

forest-oak

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and India.

Gambian Sun Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.