Guayaquil Squirrel vs Sneezeweed

Sciurus stramineus compared with Achillea ptarmica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Guayaquil Squirrel	Sneezeweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Achillea
Species	Sciurus stramineus	Achillea ptarmica

Conservation Status

Guayaquil Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Sneezeweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Guayaquil Squirrel	Sneezeweed
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.

Sneezeweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile).