Lord Derby's scaly-tailed squirrel
(Anomalurus derbianus)[] | |
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| Species ID: | 3-52-339-236-17067 |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Anomaluridae |
| Genus: | Anomalurus |
| Conservation status: | LC - Least Concern (2016) |
| Links: | ADW / IUCN Red List / Wikipedia |
Physical Description[]
| Avg. length: | 270 - 379 mm |
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| Colors: | Silvery-grey, White |
Reproduction[]
| Mating system: | Monogamous |
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| Breeding seasons: | July - August
October - November |
| Mode of reproduction: | Viviparous |
| Avg. litter size: | 1 - 3 kits |
| Parental care: | Shared |
| Breeding interval: | 2 per year |
Behavior & Ecology[]
| Activity: | Nocturnal, Crepuscular |
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| Sociality: | Subsocial |
| Avg. group size: | 1 - 3 individuals |
| Elevation range: | 0 - 2,400 m asl |
| Systems: | Aboreal, Aerial |
| Diet: | Leaves, Bark, Green nuts, Fruits, Flowers |
Habitats[]
Suitable[]
- 1.6 Tropical/subtropical moist lowland forests
- 1.8 Tropical/subtropical swamp forests
- 1.9 Tropical/subtropical moist montane forests
Marginal[]
- 1.5 Tropical/subtropical dry forests
Distribution[]
Ecoregion range
Ecozones[]
Terrestrial Ecoregions[]
- AT0101 Albertine Rift montane forests
- AT0102 Atlantic Equatorial coastal forests
- AT0103 Cameroonian Highlands forests
- AT0104 Central Congolian lowland forests
- AT0106 Cross-Niger transition forests
- AT0107 Cross-Sanaga-Bioko coastal forests
- AT0108 East African montane forests
- AT0109 Eastern Arc forests
- AT0110 Eastern Congolian swamp forests
- AT0111 Eastern Guinean forests
- AT0114 Guinean montane forests
- AT0121 Mount Cameroon and Bioko montane forests
- AT0122 Niger Delta swamp forests
- AT0123 Nigerian lowland forests
- AT0124 Northeastern Congolian lowland forests
- AT0125 Northern Zanzibar-Inhambane coastal forest mosaic
- AT0126 Northwestern Congolian lowland forests
- AT0129 Western Congolian swamp forests
- AT0130 Western Guinean lowland forests
- AT0203 Zambezian Cryptosepalum dry forests
- AT0701 Angolan Miombo woodlands
- AT0704 Central Zambezian Miombo woodlands
- AT0705 East Sudanian savanna
- AT0706 Eastern Miombo woodlands
- AT0707 Guinean forest-savanna mosaic
- AT0708 Itigi-Sumbu thicket
- AT0711 Northern Acacia-Commiphora bushlands and thickets
- AT0712 Northern Congolian forest-savanna mosaic
- AT0716 Southern Acacia-Commiphora bushlands and thickets
- AT0718 Southern Congolian forest-savanna mosaic
- AT0721 Victoria Basin forest-savanna mosaic
- AT0723 Western Congolian forest-savanna mosaic
- AT0724 Western Zambezian grasslands
- AT0726 Zambezian Baikiaea woodlands
- AT0907 Zambezian flooded grasslands
- AT1001 Angolan montane forest-grassland mosaic
- AT1002 Angolan Scarp savanna and woodlands
- AT1013 Ruwenzori-Virunga montane moorlands
- AT1015 Southern Rift montane forest-grassland mosaic
- AT1401 Central African mangroves
- AT1403 Guinean mangroves