Harris s Antelope Squirrel vs Northern Raphia

Ammospermophilus harrisii compared with Raphia sudanica

Key Differences

• Harris s Antelope Squirrel is Least Concern while Northern Raphia is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Harris s Antelope Squirrel	Northern Raphia
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Arecaceae
Genus	Ammospermophilus	Raphia
Species	Ammospermophilus harrisii	Raphia sudanica

Conservation Status

Harris s Antelope Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Northern Raphia

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Harris s Antelope Squirrel	Northern Raphia
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Harris s Antelope Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Northern Raphia

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 4 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Cameroon and Guinea. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.