Black Bent vs Guianan Squirrel

Agrostis gigantea compared with Sciurus aestuans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Black Bent Guianan Squirrel
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Liliopsida (Monocots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Poales (Grasses) Rodentia (Rodents)
Family Poaceae (Grass Family) Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus Agrostis Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species Agrostis gigantea Sciurus aestuans

Conservation Status

Black Bent

LC — Least Concern

Guianan Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Black Bent Guianan Squirrel
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Bent

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (11 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (5 countries).

Guianan Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Black Bent

The Black Bent (Agrostis gigantea) is a species in the genus Agrostis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Guianan Squirrel

No description available.

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