Bonpland’s Willow vs Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

Salix bonplandiana compared with Sciurus igniventris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bonpland’s Willow	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Salicaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Salix	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Salix bonplandiana	Sciurus igniventris

Conservation Status

Bonpland’s Willow

LC — Least Concern

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bonpland’s Willow	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bonpland’s Willow

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.

Bonpland’s Willow

The Bonpland’s Willow (Salix bonplandiana) is a species in the genus Salix. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.