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Guayaquil squirrel

Sciurus stramineus Eydoux & Souleyet, 1841

LCLeast Concernrodents

The guayaquil squirrel (Sciurus stramineus) is a species in the family Sciuridae, order Rodentia. Recorded adults weigh about 433.3 g and live up to 7.32 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Guayaquil squirrel (Sciurus stramineus)
Photo: thibaudaronson · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the guayaquil squirrel

Weight
433.3 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
7.32 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Herbivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Active
By day (diurnal)src for Active
Lifestyle
Arborealsrc for Lifestyle
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the guayaquil squirrel live?

Not recorded

What is the guayaquil squirrel?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

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. A melanistic morph is sometimes seen. It lives largely in trees and is diurnal, feeding on seeds, flowers, and other plant material, fungi and some insects. These squirrels are also found in urban areas, living in close proximity to humans, and may be vectors for leptospirosis and Chagas disease. This squirrel faces no particular threats, has a wide range and is relatively common, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated it as being of "least concern".

From the Wikipedia article “Guayaquil squirrel” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Guayaquil_squirrel&oldid=1314780457), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the guayaquil squirrel endangered?

The guayaquil squirrel is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the guayaquil squirrel classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderRodentia
  5. familySciuridae
  6. genusSciurus
  7. SpeciesSciurus stramineus Eydoux & Souleyet, 1841

Synonyms Sciurus stramineus guayanus

Other names and names in other languages (13)
  • سنجاب غواياكيوليArabic
  • veverka černoucháCzech
  • Guayaquil-HörnchenGerman
  • Σκίουρος του ΓκουαγιακουίλGreek
  • Ardilla de GuayaquilSpanish
  • guyaquilinoravaFinnish
  • Écureuil du GuayaquilFrench
  • scoiattolo di GuayaquilItalian
  • ムギワラリスJapanese
  • wiewiórka rudawaPolish
  • Esquilo-de-GuayaquilPortuguese
  • Гуаякильская белкаRussian
  • 麥桔松鼠Chinese

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Relatives of the guayaquil squirrel

Other species in the same genus Sciurus.

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Common questions

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How big is the guayaquil squirrel?

An adult guayaquil squirrel weighs 433.3 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the guayaquil squirrel endangered?

The guayaquil squirrel is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

How long does the guayaquil squirrel live?

The guayaquil squirrel has a recorded lifespan of 7.32 years.

What kind of animal is the guayaquil squirrel?

The guayaquil squirrel (Sciurus stramineus) belongs to the family Sciuridae in the order Rodentia.

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@misc{guayaquil_squirrel_2026,
  title = {Guayaquil squirrel (Sciurus stramineus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/guayaquil-squirrel},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}