Lord Derby s Scaly-tailed Squirrel vs Spathulate Botrychium

Anomalurus derbianus compared with Botrychium spathulatum

Key Differences

• Lord Derby s Scaly-tailed Squirrel is Least Concern while Spathulate Botrychium is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lord Derby s Scaly-tailed Squirrel	Spathulate Botrychium
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Anomaluridae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Anomalurus	Botrychium
Species	Anomalurus derbianus	Botrychium spathulatum

Conservation Status

Lord Derby s Scaly-tailed Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Spathulate Botrychium

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lord Derby s Scaly-tailed Squirrel	Spathulate Botrychium
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.

Spathulate Botrychium

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.