Monkeypod vs Pel s Scaly-tailed Squirrel

Pithecellobium dulce compared with Anomalurus pelii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Monkeypod	Pel s Scaly-tailed Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Fabaceae	Anomaluridae
Genus	Pithecellobium	Anomalurus
Species	Pithecellobium dulce	Anomalurus pelii

Conservation Status

Monkeypod

LC — Least Concern

Pel s Scaly-tailed Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Monkeypod

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 6 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (26 countries), Asia (18 countries), North America (14 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (9 countries), and South America (6 countries).