Gambian Sun Squirrel vs trailing tormentil

Heliosciurus gambianus compared with Potentilla anglica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gambian Sun Squirrel	trailing tormentil
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Heliosciurus	Potentilla
Species	Heliosciurus gambianus	Potentilla anglica

Conservation Status

Gambian Sun Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

trailing tormentil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gambian Sun Squirrel	trailing tormentil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gambian Sun Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

trailing tormentil

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).