Guayaquil Squirrel vs Key lime

Sciurus stramineus compared with Citrus aurantiifolia

Key Differences

• Guayaquil Squirrel is Least Concern while Key lime is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Guayaquil Squirrel	Key lime
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Rutaceae
Genus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Citrus
Species	Sciurus stramineus	Citrus aurantiifolia

Conservation Status

Guayaquil Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Key lime

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Guayaquil Squirrel	Key lime
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Guayaquil Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Peru.

Key lime

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (Costa Rica, Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Peru).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇵🇪 Peru