Andean Squirrel vs screw-bean

Sciurus pucheranii compared with Prosopis pubescens

Key Differences

• Andean Squirrel is Data Deficient while screw-bean is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andean Squirrel	screw-bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Fabaceae
Genus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Prosopis
Species	Sciurus pucheranii	Prosopis pubescens

Conservation Status

Andean Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

screw-bean

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andean Squirrel	screw-bean
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.

screw-bean

Habitat

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

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.