Curran’s Pitogo vs Guayaquil Squirrel

Cycas curranii compared with Sciurus stramineus

Key Differences

• Curran’s Pitogo is Critically Endangered while Guayaquil Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Curran’s Pitogo	Guayaquil Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cycadales (Cycadales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cycadaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Cycas	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Cycas curranii	Sciurus stramineus

Conservation Status

Curran’s Pitogo

CR — Critically Endangered

Guayaquil Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Curran’s Pitogo	Guayaquil Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Curran’s Pitogo

Guayaquil Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Peru.