Lord Derby's scaly-tailed squirrel: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Lord Derby's scaly-tailed squirrel Anomalurus derbianus Least concern

Where the lord Derby's scaly-tailed squirrel lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 18 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See mice, rats & other rodents on the world map

Scientific name	Anomalurus derbianus
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Africa
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Anomaluridae

Where does the lord Derby's scaly-tailed squirrel live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the lord Derby's scaly-tailed squirrel in 1 country or territory across Africa.

Ghana

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the lord Derby's scaly-tailed squirrel endangered?

The lord Derby's scaly-tailed squirrel’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the lord Derby's scaly-tailed squirrel?

The lord Derby's scaly-tailed squirrel (Anomalurus derbianus) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Anomaluridae, genus Anomalurus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the lord Derby's scaly-tailed squirrel

Lord Derby's scaly-tailed squirrel (Anomalurus derbianus) is an anomalurid rodent native to Africa. It was named after Edward Smith-Stanley, 13th Earl of Derby.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Lord Derby's scaly-tailed squirrel (revision 1373475410), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q302245 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).