Pallas's squirrel, Red-bellied tree squirrel vs White Star Apple

Callosciurus erythraeus compared with Gambeya albida

Key Differences

• Pallas's squirrel, Red-bellied tree squirrel is Not Evaluated while White Star Apple is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pallas's squirrel, Red-bellied tree squirrel	White Star Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Sapotaceae
Genus	Callosciurus	Gambeya
Species	Callosciurus erythraeus	Gambeya albida

Conservation Status

Pallas's squirrel, Red-bellied tree squirrel

NE — Not Evaluated

White Star Apple

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pallas's squirrel, Red-bellied tree squirrel	White Star Apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Pallas's squirrel, Red-bellied tree squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (China, Japan), Europe (8 countries), and South America (Argentina).

White Star Apple

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Guinea. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.