Andean Squirrel vs Lagos-rubber

Sciurus pucheranii compared with Funtumia africana

Key Differences

• Andean Squirrel is Data Deficient while Lagos-rubber is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andean Squirrel	Lagos-rubber
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Apocynaceae
Genus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Funtumia
Species	Sciurus pucheranii	Funtumia africana

Conservation Status

Andean Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Lagos-rubber

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andean Squirrel	Lagos-rubber
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Andean Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Lagos-rubber

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Angola, Guinea, and India.

Andean Squirrel

The Andean Squirrel (Sciurus pucheranii) is a species in the genus Sciurus. Its conservation status is listed as Data Deficient, indicating insufficient data for assessment. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.