Chestnut Sugarbush vs Guayaquil Squirrel

Protea glabra compared with Sciurus stramineus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Sugarbush	Guayaquil Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Proteales (Proteales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Proteaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Protea	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Protea glabra	Sciurus stramineus

Conservation Status

Chestnut Sugarbush

LC — Least Concern

Guayaquil Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Sugarbush	Guayaquil Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut Sugarbush

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.

Chestnut Sugarbush

The Chestnut Sugarbush (Protea glabra) is a species in the genus Protea. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.