Light Red Meranti vs Pallas's squirrel, Red-bellied tree squirrel

Shorea lepidota compared with Callosciurus erythraeus

Key Differences

• Light Red Meranti is Critically Endangered while Pallas's squirrel, Red-bellied tree squirrel is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Light Red Meranti	Pallas's squirrel, Red-bellied tree 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	Callosciurus
Species	Shorea lepidota	Callosciurus erythraeus

Conservation Status

Light Red Meranti

CR — Critically Endangered

Pallas's squirrel, Red-bellied tree squirrel

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Light Red Meranti	Pallas's squirrel, Red-bellied tree 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.

Pallas's squirrel, Red-bellied tree squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (China, Japan), Europe (8 countries), and South America (Argentina).