Guianan Squirrel vs amor-do-campo

Sciurus aestuans compared with Desmodium axillare

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Guianan Squirrel	amor-do-campo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Roedores)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Fabaceae
Genus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Desmodium
Species	Sciurus aestuans	Desmodium axillare

Conservation Status

Guianan Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

amor-do-campo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Guianan Squirrel	amor-do-campo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Guianan Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

amor-do-campo

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.