Light Red Meranti vs Nelson s Antelope Squirrel

Shorea lepidota compared with Ammospermophilus nelsoni

Key Differences

• Light Red Meranti is Critically Endangered while Nelson s Antelope Squirrel is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Light Red Meranti	Nelson s Antelope Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Dipterocarpaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Shorea	Ammospermophilus
Species	Shorea lepidota	Ammospermophilus nelsoni

Conservation Status

Light Red Meranti

CR — Critically Endangered

Nelson s Antelope Squirrel

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Light Red Meranti	Nelson s Antelope Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Light Red Meranti

Habitat

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

Nelson s Antelope Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.