Black-necked Red-Cotinga vs Forest Giant Squirrel

Phoenicircus nigricollis compared with Protoxerus stangeri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-necked Red-Cotinga	Forest Giant Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cotingidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Phoenicircus	Protoxerus
Species	Phoenicircus nigricollis	Protoxerus stangeri

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-necked Red-Cotinga and Forest Giant Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Black-necked Red-Cotinga

LC — Least Concern

Forest Giant Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-necked Red-Cotinga	Forest Giant Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-necked Red-Cotinga

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Forest Giant Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black-necked Red-Cotinga

The Black-necked Red-Cotinga (Phoenicircus nigricollis) is a species in the genus Phoenicircus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.