Guayaquil Squirrel vs Prickly Yellow

Sciurus stramineus compared with Zanthoxylum caribaeum

Key Differences

• Guayaquil Squirrel is Least Concern while Prickly Yellow is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Guayaquil Squirrel	Prickly Yellow
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)	Zanthoxylum
Species	Sciurus stramineus	Zanthoxylum caribaeum

Conservation Status

Guayaquil Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Yellow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Guayaquil Squirrel	Prickly Yellow
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.

Prickly Yellow

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.