Greater fairy armadillo vs Guayaquil Squirrel

Calyptophractus retusus compared with Sciurus stramineus

Key Differences

• Greater fairy armadillo is Data Deficient while Guayaquil Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater fairy armadillo	Guayaquil Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (động vật)	Animalia (động vật)
Phylum same	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)
Class same	Mammalia (lớp Thú)	Mammalia (lớp Thú)
Order	Cingulata (Bộ Thú có mai)	Rodentia (Bộ Gặm nhấm)
Family	Dasypodidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Calyptophractus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Calyptophractus retusus	Sciurus stramineus

Evolutionary Relationship

Greater fairy armadillo and Guayaquil Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (lớp Thú)

Conservation Status

Greater fairy armadillo

DD — Data Deficient

Guayaquil Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater fairy armadillo	Guayaquil Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater fairy armadillo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Guayaquil Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Peru.