Nelson s Antelope Squirrel vs Pencil flower

Ammospermophilus nelsoni compared with Stylosanthes guianensis

Key Differences

• Nelson s Antelope Squirrel is Endangered while Pencil flower is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Nelson s Antelope Squirrel	Pencil flower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Fabaceae
Genus	Ammospermophilus	Stylosanthes
Species	Ammospermophilus nelsoni	Stylosanthes guianensis

Conservation Status

Nelson s Antelope Squirrel

EN — Endangered

Pencil flower

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Nelson s Antelope Squirrel	Pencil flower
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Nelson s Antelope Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pencil flower

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (7 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).