Ekouk vs Indian Palm Squirrel

Alstonia boonei compared with Funambulus palmarum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Ekouk Indian Palm Squirrel
Kingdom Plantae (plante) Animalia (animal)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (mammifères)
Order Gentianales (Gentianales) Rodentia (Rodents)
Family Apocynaceae Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus Alstonia Funambulus
Species Alstonia boonei Funambulus palmarum

Conservation Status

Ekouk

LC — Least Concern

Indian Palm Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Ekouk Indian Palm Squirrel
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ekouk

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 4 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Cameroon and Guinea.

Indian Palm Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ekouk

The Alstonia (Alstonia boonei) is a species in the genus Alstonia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 4 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeo. Distributed across Cameroon and Guinea.

Indian Palm Squirrel

No description available.

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