Guayaquil Squirrel vs spiral ginger

Sciurus stramineus compared with Costus pulverulentus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Guayaquil Squirrel	spiral ginger
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Costaceae
Genus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Costus
Species	Sciurus stramineus	Costus pulverulentus

Conservation Status

Guayaquil Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

spiral ginger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Guayaquil Squirrel	spiral ginger
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.

spiral ginger

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Cuba, Guatemala, Honduras, and United States.