Abert's Squirrel vs lowland paca

Sciurus aberti compared with Cuniculus paca

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Abert's Squirrel	lowland paca
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Cuniculidae
Genus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Cuniculus
Species	Sciurus aberti	Cuniculus paca

Evolutionary Relationship

Abert's Squirrel and lowland paca share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Abert's Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

lowland paca

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Abert's Squirrel	lowland paca
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Abert's Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

lowland paca

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Abert's Squirrel

The Abert's Squirrel (Sciurus aberti) is a species in the genus Sciurus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. It typically inhabits diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.