Gambian Sun Squirrel vs winged prickly-ash

Heliosciurus gambianus compared with Zanthoxylum armatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gambian Sun Squirrel	winged prickly-ash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Rutaceae
Genus	Heliosciurus	Zanthoxylum
Species	Heliosciurus gambianus	Zanthoxylum armatum

Conservation Status

Gambian Sun Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

winged prickly-ash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gambian Sun Squirrel	winged prickly-ash
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gambian Sun Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

winged prickly-ash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Italy and Taiwan.