Guayaquil Squirrel vs Natal plum

Sciurus stramineus compared with Carissa macrocarpa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Guayaquil Squirrel	Natal plum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Apocynaceae
Genus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Carissa
Species	Sciurus stramineus	Carissa macrocarpa

Conservation Status

Guayaquil Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Natal plum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Guayaquil Squirrel	Natal plum
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.

Natal plum

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).