Nutmeg vs Pel s Scaly-tailed Squirrel

Myristica fragrans compared with Anomalurus pelii

Key Differences

• Nutmeg is Data Deficient while Pel s Scaly-tailed Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Nutmeg	Pel s Scaly-tailed Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Myristicaceae	Anomaluridae
Genus	Myristica	Anomalurus
Species	Myristica fragrans	Anomalurus pelii

Conservation Status

Nutmeg

DD — Data Deficient

Pel s Scaly-tailed Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Nutmeg

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles), Asia (India, Laos, Taiwan), and South America (Brazil).

Pel s Scaly-tailed Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.