Floating Bur-Reed vs Guayaquil Squirrel

Sparganium fluctuans compared with Sciurus stramineus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Floating Bur-Reed	Guayaquil Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Typhaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Sparganium	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Sparganium fluctuans	Sciurus stramineus

Conservation Status

Floating Bur-Reed

LC — Least Concern

Guayaquil Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Floating Bur-Reed	Guayaquil Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Floating Bur-Reed

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Guayaquil Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Peru.