Lord Derby s Scaly-tailed Squirrel vs mersawa

Anomalurus derbianus compared with Anisoptera costata

Key Differences

• Lord Derby s Scaly-tailed Squirrel is Least Concern while mersawa is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lord Derby s Scaly-tailed Squirrel	mersawa
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Anomaluridae	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Anomalurus	Anisoptera
Species	Anomalurus derbianus	Anisoptera costata

Conservation Status

Lord Derby s Scaly-tailed Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

mersawa

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lord Derby s Scaly-tailed Squirrel	mersawa
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lord Derby s Scaly-tailed Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mersawa

Habitat

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