Fiddlewood vs Guianan Squirrel

Vitex gaumeri compared with Sciurus aestuans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fiddlewood	Guianan Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Lamiaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Vitex	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Vitex gaumeri	Sciurus aestuans

Conservation Status

Fiddlewood

LC — Least Concern

Guianan Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fiddlewood	Guianan Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fiddlewood

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Colombia.

Guianan Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.