Gambian Sun Squirrel vs utile

Heliosciurus gambianus compared with Entandrophragma utile

Key Differences

• Gambian Sun Squirrel is Least Concern while utile is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gambian Sun Squirrel	utile
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	Entandrophragma
Species	Heliosciurus gambianus	Entandrophragma utile

Conservation Status

Gambian Sun Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

utile

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gambian Sun Squirrel	utile
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gambian Sun Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

utile

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Guinea. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.