Guayaquil Squirrel vs Pavement ant

Sciurus stramineus compared with Tetramorium caespitum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Guayaquil Squirrel	Pavement ant
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Formicidae
Genus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Tetramorium
Species	Sciurus stramineus	Tetramorium caespitum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Guayaquil Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Pavement ant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Guayaquil Squirrel	Pavement ant
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.

Pavement ant

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Argentina, Venezuela).