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title: "Derby's Anomalure"
description: "Anomalurus derbianus — Zoogdieren. Lord Derby's scaly-tailed squirrel (Anomalurus derbianus) is an anomalurid rodent native to Africa."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/derby-s-anomalure
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Derby's Anomalure

> Anomalurus derbianus — Zoogdieren. Lord Derby's scaly-tailed squirrel (Anomalurus derbianus) is an anomalurid rodent native to Africa.

- Scientific name: *Anomalurus derbianus*
- Category: `mammals` (Zoogdieren)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos), `jungle` (Jungle)
- iNaturalist observations: 110
- Wikidata: [Q302245](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q302245)
- iNaturalist taxon: [43726](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/43726)

## Names

- en: Derby's Anomalure
- de: Lord-Derby-Dornschwanzhörnchen
- es: Ardilla de cola escamosa
- fr: Anamolure de Derby
- pl: Wiewiórolotka samotna

## Countries with the most observations

CD (15), GH (15), CI (11), GA (9), UG (9), CG (8), CF (7), CM (4), SL (4), KE (3), RW (3)

## Summary

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: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_Derby%27s_scaly-tailed_squirrel

## Photo

![Derby's Anomalure](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/derby-s-anomalure/medium.jpg)

Photo: Allan Harris · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/325134688

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/derby-s-anomalure?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).