Forest Ironplum vs Guayaquil Squirrel

Drypetes gerrardii compared with Sciurus stramineus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forest Ironplum	Guayaquil Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Putranjivaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Drypetes	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Drypetes gerrardii	Sciurus stramineus

Conservation Status

Forest Ironplum

LC — Least Concern

Guayaquil Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forest Ironplum	Guayaquil Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Forest Ironplum

Habitat

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

Guayaquil Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Peru.