brackwater mangrove vs Guayaquil Squirrel

Barringtonia racemosa compared with Sciurus stramineus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brackwater mangrove	Guayaquil Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Lecythidaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Barringtonia	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Barringtonia racemosa	Sciurus stramineus

Conservation Status

brackwater mangrove

LC — Least Concern

Guayaquil Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brackwater mangrove	Guayaquil Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

brackwater mangrove

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Comoros and Taiwan.

Guayaquil Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Peru.

brackwater mangrove

The Brackwater mangrove (Barringtonia racemosa) is a species in the genus Barringtonia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.