Box Wattle vs Guayaquil Squirrel

Buxus natalensis compared with Sciurus stramineus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Box Wattle	Guayaquil Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Buxales (Buxales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Buxaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Buxus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Buxus natalensis	Sciurus stramineus

Conservation Status

Box Wattle

LC — Least Concern

Guayaquil Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Box Wattle	Guayaquil Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Box Wattle

Habitat

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

Guayaquil Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Peru.

Box Wattle

The Box wattle (Buxus natalensis) is a species in the genus Buxus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.