ground-bean vs Mentawai Squirrel

Macrotyloma geocarpum compared with Callosciurus melanogaster

Key Differences

• ground-bean is Least Concern while Mentawai Squirrel is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	ground-bean	Mentawai Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Fabaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Macrotyloma	Callosciurus
Species	Macrotyloma geocarpum	Callosciurus melanogaster

Conservation Status

ground-bean

LC — Least Concern

Mentawai Squirrel

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	ground-bean	Mentawai Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

ground-bean

Habitat

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

Mentawai Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.