Lord Derby s Scaly-tailed Squirrel vs Stinking chamomile

Anomalurus derbianus compared with Anthemis cotula

Key Differences

• Lord Derby s Scaly-tailed Squirrel is Least Concern while Stinking chamomile is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lord Derby s Scaly-tailed Squirrel	Stinking chamomile
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Anomaluridae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Anomalurus	Anthemis
Species	Anomalurus derbianus	Anthemis cotula

Conservation Status

Lord Derby s Scaly-tailed Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Stinking chamomile

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lord Derby s Scaly-tailed Squirrel	Stinking chamomile
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.

Stinking chamomile

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Georgia, India), Europe (13 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.