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title: "Guayaquil Squirrel"
description: "Sciurus stramineus — Ssaki. The Guayaquil squirrel (Sciurus stramineus) is a tree squirrel endemic to Ecuador and Peru."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/guayaquil-squirrel
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Guayaquil Squirrel

> Sciurus stramineus — Ssaki. The Guayaquil squirrel (Sciurus stramineus) is a tree squirrel endemic to Ecuador and Peru.

- Scientific name: *Sciurus stramineus*
- Category: `mammals` (Ssaki)
- Habitats: `forest` (Las), `urban` (Miasta i ogrody)
- iNaturalist observations: 513
- Wikidata: [Q1769870](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1769870)
- iNaturalist taxon: [46004](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/46004)

## Names

- en: Guayaquil Squirrel
- de: Guayaquil-Hörnchen
- es: Ardilla de Guayaquil
- fr: Écureuil du Guayaquil

## Countries with the most observations

EC (434)

## Summary

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…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guayaquil_squirrel

## Photo

![Guayaquil Squirrel](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/guayaquil-squirrel/medium.jpg)

Photo: Philip Precey · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/251655195

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/guayaquil-squirrel?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).