Guayaquil Squirrel vs Silkrubber

Sciurus stramineus compared with Funtumia elastica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Guayaquil Squirrel	Silkrubber
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)	Funtumia
Species	Sciurus stramineus	Funtumia elastica

Conservation Status

Guayaquil Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Silkrubber

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Guayaquil Squirrel	Silkrubber
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.

Silkrubber

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Cameroon, Guinea, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, and Seychelles.