Where has the Beecroft's Scaly-tailed Squirrel been recorded?

Anomalurus beecrofti occurrence evidence comes from 84 records in 7 countries and territories, from 1897 to 2022. Most records come from Benin.

• 84 records
• 7 places
• 18 years recorded
• Mammalia class

Observation evidence passport

Compare this animal’s observation pattern

When it is recorded

Peak month: September. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.

Records over time

Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.

Where Beecroft's Scaly-tailed Squirrel has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Beecroft's Scaly-tailed Squirrel. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.