Pel s Scaly-tailed Squirrel vs Tickclover

Anomalurus pelii compared with Desmodium incanum

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

Pel s Scaly-tailed Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Tickclover

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Pel s Scaly-tailed Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tickclover

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (Japan), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (12 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Pel s Scaly-tailed Squirrel

No description available.

Tickclover

No description available.

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