Guayaquil Squirrel vs Maydell's locoweed

Sciurus stramineus compared with Oxytropis maydelliana

Key Differences

• Guayaquil Squirrel is Least Concern while Maydell's locoweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Guayaquil Squirrel	Maydell's locoweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Fabaceae
Genus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Oxytropis
Species	Sciurus stramineus	Oxytropis maydelliana

Conservation Status

Guayaquil Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Maydell's locoweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Guayaquil Squirrel	Maydell's locoweed
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.

Maydell's locoweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.