Gambian Sun Squirrel vs scentless mayweed

Heliosciurus gambianus compared with Tripleurospermum maritimum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gambian Sun Squirrel	scentless mayweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Heliosciurus	Tripleurospermum
Species	Heliosciurus gambianus	Tripleurospermum maritimum

Conservation Status

Gambian Sun Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

scentless mayweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gambian Sun Squirrel	scentless mayweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gambian Sun Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

scentless mayweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.