bundle hedgehog vs Guayaquil Squirrel

Echinocereus fasciculatus compared with Sciurus stramineus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bundle hedgehog	Guayaquil Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cactaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Echinocereus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Echinocereus fasciculatus	Sciurus stramineus

Conservation Status

bundle hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Guayaquil Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bundle hedgehog	Guayaquil Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bundle hedgehog

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.

bundle hedgehog

The bundle hedgehog (Echinocereus fasciculatus) is a species in the genus Echinocereus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.