American Bladdernut vs Guianan Squirrel

Staphylea trifolia compared with Sciurus aestuans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Bladdernut	Guianan Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Crossosomatales (Crossosomatales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Staphyleaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Staphylea	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Staphylea trifolia	Sciurus aestuans

Conservation Status

American Bladdernut

LC — Least Concern

Guianan Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Bladdernut	Guianan Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Bladdernut

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Guianan Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

American Bladdernut

The American Bladdernut (Staphylea trifolia) is a species in the genus Staphylea. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.