Lord Derby s Scaly-tailed Squirrel vs Yellow ginger

Anomalurus derbianus compared with Hedychium flavescens

Key Differences

• Lord Derby s Scaly-tailed Squirrel is Least Concern while Yellow ginger is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lord Derby s Scaly-tailed Squirrel	Yellow ginger
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Anomaluridae	Zingiberaceae
Genus	Anomalurus	Hedychium
Species	Anomalurus derbianus	Hedychium flavescens

Conservation Status

Lord Derby s Scaly-tailed Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Yellow ginger

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lord Derby s Scaly-tailed Squirrel	Yellow ginger
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.

Yellow ginger

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (Vietnam), Europe (Portugal), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (Brazil).