Black apple vs Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

Planchonella australis compared with Sciurus igniventris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black apple	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Sapotaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Planchonella	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Planchonella australis	Sciurus igniventris

Conservation Status

Black apple

LC — Least Concern

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black apple

Habitat

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

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Black apple

The Black apple (Planchonella australis) is a species in the genus Planchonella. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.