ilima vs Pel s Scaly-tailed Squirrel

Sida cordifolia compared with Anomalurus pelii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank ilima Pel s Scaly-tailed Squirrel
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Malvales (Malvales) Rodentia (Rodents)
Family Malvaceae Anomaluridae
Genus Sida Anomalurus
Species Sida cordifolia Anomalurus pelii

Conservation Status

ilima

LC — Least Concern

Pel s Scaly-tailed Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute ilima Pel s Scaly-tailed Squirrel
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

ilima

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and deserts and xeric shrublands spanning the Australasia and Afrotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (Sweden), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Pel s Scaly-tailed Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

ilima

No description available.

Pel s Scaly-tailed Squirrel

No description available.

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