Gambian Sun Squirrel vs red-cedar

Heliosciurus gambianus compared with Trichilia hirta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gambian Sun Squirrel	red-cedar
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Meliaceae
Genus	Heliosciurus	Trichilia
Species	Heliosciurus gambianus	Trichilia hirta

Conservation Status

Gambian Sun Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

red-cedar

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gambian Sun Squirrel	red-cedar
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gambian Sun Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

red-cedar

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.