Guayaquil Squirrel vs Yellow Prickle

Sciurus stramineus compared with Zanthoxylum martinicense

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Guayaquil Squirrel	Yellow Prickle
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 martinicense

Conservation Status

Guayaquil Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Yellow Prickle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Guayaquil Squirrel	Yellow Prickle
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.

Yellow Prickle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.