Guayaquil Squirrel vs Museum Beetle

Sciurus stramineus compared with Anthrenus museorum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Guayaquil Squirrel	Museum Beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Dermestidae
Genus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Anthrenus
Species	Sciurus stramineus	Anthrenus museorum

Evolutionary Relationship

Guayaquil Squirrel and Museum Beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Guayaquil Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Museum Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Guayaquil Squirrel	Museum Beetle
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.

Museum Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).