Uvita vs Lord Derby s Scaly-tailed Squirrel

Syzygium cumini compared with Anomalurus derbianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Uvita Lord Derby s Scaly-tailed Squirrel
Kingdom Plantae (planta) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (cordados)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order Myrtales (Myrtales) Rodentia (Rodents)
Family Myrtaceae Anomaluridae
Genus Syzygium Anomalurus
Species Syzygium cumini Anomalurus derbianus

Conservation Status

Uvita

LC — Least Concern

Lord Derby s Scaly-tailed Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Uvita Lord Derby s Scaly-tailed Squirrel
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Uvita

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (13 countries), Asia (8 countries), North America (16 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (7 countries).

Lord Derby s Scaly-tailed Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Uvita

No description available.

Lord Derby s Scaly-tailed Squirrel

No description available.

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