Gambian Sun Squirrel vs wall scalewort

Heliosciurus gambianus compared with Porella platyphylla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gambian Sun Squirrel	wall scalewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Porellaceae
Genus	Heliosciurus	Porella
Species	Heliosciurus gambianus	Porella platyphylla

Conservation Status

Gambian Sun Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

wall scalewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gambian Sun Squirrel	wall scalewort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gambian Sun Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

wall scalewort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).