Lord Derby s Scaly-tailed Squirrel vs Sallow Button

Anomalurus derbianus compared with Acleris hastiana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lord Derby s Scaly-tailed Squirrel	Sallow Button
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Anomaluridae	Tortricidae
Genus	Anomalurus	Acleris
Species	Anomalurus derbianus	Acleris hastiana

Evolutionary Relationship

Lord Derby s Scaly-tailed Squirrel and Sallow Button share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Lord Derby s Scaly-tailed Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Sallow Button

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lord Derby s Scaly-tailed Squirrel	Sallow Button
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.

Sallow Button

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.