Gambian Sun Squirrel vs Hard Alectryon

Heliosciurus gambianus compared with Alectryon subdentatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gambian Sun Squirrel	Hard Alectryon
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Sapindaceae
Genus	Heliosciurus	Alectryon
Species	Heliosciurus gambianus	Alectryon subdentatus

Conservation Status

Gambian Sun Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Hard Alectryon

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gambian Sun Squirrel	Hard Alectryon
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gambian Sun Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hard Alectryon

Habitat

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