Lord Derby's scaly-tailed squirrel is nocturnal, and will sleep in nests in holes in trees. They live either alone or in pairs. They move around by extending their membrane and gliding from tree to tree. Flights of up to 250 meters (820 feet) have been recorded. They will use the scales on the bottom of their tails to help themselves climb in the trees. Lord Derby's scaly-tailed flying squirrels are mainly herbivorous, eating plant matter such as leaves, bark, green nuts, fruit and flowers.[citation needed]
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^ abHowell, K.; Hutterer, R & Ekué, M. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Anomalurus derbianus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T1550A115056429. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T1550A22183081.en.
Animal diversity web on Anomalurus derbianus
Corbin, C., and Cordeiro, N. J. (2006). Gliding characteristics of Lord Derby's Anomalure (Anomalurus derbianus) in Tanzania. African J. Ecol. 44: 106-108.
Dieterlen, F. 2005. Family Anomaluridae. Pp. 1532-1534 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.
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lord, derby, scaly, tailed, squirrel, anomalurus, derbianus, anomalurid, rodent, native, africa, named, after, edward, smith, stanley, 13th, earl, derby, conservation, statusleast, concern, iucn, scientific, classificationdomain, eukaryotakingdom, animaliaphyl. Lord Derby s scaly tailed squirrel 1 Anomalurus derbianus is an anomalurid rodent native to Africa It was named after Edward Smith Stanley 13th Earl of Derby Lord Derby s scaly tailed squirrelConservation statusLeast Concern IUCN 3 1 1 Scientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass MammaliaOrder RodentiaFamily AnomaluridaeGenus AnomalurusSpecies A derbianusBinomial nameAnomalurus derbianus J E Gray 1842 SynonymsAnomalurus beldeni Anomalurus chrysophaenus Anomalurus cinereus Anomalurus erythronotus Anomalurus fraseri Anomalurus jacksoni Anomalurus neavei Anomalurus nigrensis Anomalurus orientalis Anomalurus squamicaudusRange and habitat editLord Derby s scaly tailed squirrel lives in tropical and subtropical rainforests in western and central Africa It is found in Angola Cameroon Central African Republic Republic of the Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo Ivory Coast Equatorial Guinea Gabon Ghana Kenya Liberia Malawi Mozambique Nigeria Sierra Leone Tanzania Uganda and Zambia Behavior editLord Derby s scaly tailed squirrel is nocturnal and will sleep in nests in holes in trees They live either alone or in pairs They move around by extending their membrane and gliding from tree to tree Flights of up to 250 meters 820 feet have been recorded They will use the scales on the bottom of their tails to help themselves climb in the trees Lord Derby s scaly tailed flying squirrels are mainly herbivorous eating plant matter such as leaves bark green nuts fruit and flowers citation needed References edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Anomalurus derbianus a b Howell K Hutterer R amp Ekue M 2017 errata version of 2016 assessment Anomalurus derbianus IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016 e T1550A115056429 doi 10 2305 IUCN UK 2016 3 RLTS T1550A22183081 en Animal diversity web on Anomalurus derbianus Corbin C and Cordeiro N J 2006 Gliding characteristics of Lord Derby s Anomalure Anomalurus derbianus in Tanzania African J Ecol 44 106 108 Dieterlen F 2005 Family Anomaluridae Pp 1532 1534 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference D E Wilson and D M Reeder eds Johns Hopkins University Press Baltimore Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lord Derby 27s scaly tailed squirrel amp oldid 1211310370, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
