Eye Bright vs Guayaquil Squirrel

Heliotropium angiospermum compared with Sciurus stramineus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eye Bright	Guayaquil Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Heliotropiaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Heliotropium	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Heliotropium angiospermum	Sciurus stramineus

Conservation Status

Eye Bright

LC — Least Concern

Guayaquil Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eye Bright	Guayaquil Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eye Bright

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Cuba.

Guayaquil Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Peru.