Lord Derby s Scaly-tailed Squirrel vs silk-floss tree

Anomalurus derbianus compared with Ceiba speciosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lord Derby s Scaly-tailed Squirrel	silk-floss tree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Anomaluridae	Malvaceae
Genus	Anomalurus	Ceiba
Species	Anomalurus derbianus	Ceiba speciosa

Conservation Status

Lord Derby s Scaly-tailed Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

silk-floss tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lord Derby s Scaly-tailed Squirrel	silk-floss tree
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.

silk-floss tree

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, and Turkey.