Guayaquil squirrel

 Local area  Sciurus stramineus is found in South America from southwestern Ecuador to northern Peru, including the Noroeste Biosphere Reserve. These squirrels are considered rare in Peru since they only live in the northern part of the country. They are found along the Gulf of Guayaquil and along the Andean coast to Cajamarca. The Andean section has elevations from sea level to 2000 m. They are the only flying squirrel in the region except in northern Guayaquil, Ecuador, where they are shared with Sciurus granatensis (red squirrel). Sciurus stramineus was introduced to Lima, Peru, and was found living freely in the Parque de Las Leyendas National Park. They are also found in the parks of Surco, San Isidro, San Miguel and Chaclacayo, and in the green park of the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru. (Allen, 1915; Emmons and Feer, 1990; Jessen et al., 2010; Leal-Pinedo and Linares-Palomino, 2005; Merrick et al., 2012; Montes et al., 2011; Thorington Jr., et al., 2012)  B...