Flame Nasturtium vs Guayaquil Squirrel

Tropaeolum speciosum compared with Sciurus stramineus

Key Differences

• Flame Nasturtium is Not Evaluated while Guayaquil Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flame Nasturtium	Guayaquil Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Brassicales (Brassicales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Tropaeolaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Tropaeolum	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Tropaeolum speciosum	Sciurus stramineus

Conservation Status

Flame Nasturtium

NE — Not Evaluated

Guayaquil Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flame Nasturtium	Guayaquil Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flame Nasturtium

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (7 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

Guayaquil Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Peru.