Lord Derby s Scaly-tailed Squirrel vs Pith Plant

Anomalurus derbianus compared with Aeschynomene aspera

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lord Derby s Scaly-tailed Squirrel	Pith Plant
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Anomaluridae	Fabaceae
Genus	Anomalurus	Aeschynomene
Species	Anomalurus derbianus	Aeschynomene aspera

Conservation Status

Lord Derby s Scaly-tailed Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Pith Plant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lord Derby s Scaly-tailed Squirrel	Pith Plant
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.

Pith Plant

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Madagascar.