Gambian Sun Squirrel vs Stinking willie

Heliosciurus gambianus compared with Jacobaea vulgaris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gambian Sun Squirrel	Stinking willie
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	Jacobaea
Species	Heliosciurus gambianus	Jacobaea vulgaris

Conservation Status

Gambian Sun Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Stinking willie

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gambian Sun Squirrel	Stinking willie
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gambian Sun Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stinking willie

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).