Guayaquil Squirrel
Sciurus stramineus
- Class
- Mammal
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 314
- Most observed in
- 🇪🇨 Ecuador
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The Guayaquil squirrel (Sciurus stramineus) is a tree squirrel endemic to Ecuador and Peru. It is a robust squirrel with a head-and-body length of 18 to 32 cm (7 to 13 in) and a similar length tail. The colour is variable; in Peru, a pale morph is more common, while in Ecuador, most individuals have darker grey fur on the forequarters, dull orange hindquarters.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Guayaquil squirrel”.