Buddha's hand vs Kinabalu Squirrel

Alocasia cucullata compared with Callosciurus baluensis

Key Differences

• Buddha's hand is Not Evaluated while Kinabalu Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buddha's hand	Kinabalu Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (plante)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Araceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Alocasia	Callosciurus
Species	Alocasia cucullata	Callosciurus baluensis

Conservation Status

Buddha's hand

NE — Not Evaluated

Kinabalu Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buddha's hand	Kinabalu Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buddha's hand

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

Kinabalu Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Buddha's hand

The Buddha'S Hand (Alocasia cucullata) is a species in the genus Alocasia. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.