Asiatic apple vs Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

Malus spectabilis compared with Sciurus igniventris

Key Differences

• Asiatic apple is Data Deficient while Northern Amazon Red Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic apple	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Malus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Malus spectabilis	Sciurus igniventris

Conservation Status

Asiatic apple

DD — Data Deficient

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic apple	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic apple

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in United States.

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Asiatic apple

The Asiatic apple (Malus spectabilis) is a species in the genus Malus. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Found in United States.