mersawa vs Pel s Scaly-tailed Squirrel

Anisoptera costata compared with Anomalurus pelii

Key Differences

• mersawa is Endangered while Pel s Scaly-tailed Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	mersawa	Pel s Scaly-tailed Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Dipterocarpaceae	Anomaluridae
Genus	Anisoptera	Anomalurus
Species	Anisoptera costata	Anomalurus pelii

Conservation Status

mersawa

EN — Endangered

Pel s Scaly-tailed Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	mersawa	Pel s Scaly-tailed Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

mersawa

Habitat

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

Pel s Scaly-tailed Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.