Carabobo Ocotea vs Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

Ocotea carabobensis compared with Sciurus igniventris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carabobo Ocotea	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Laurales (Laurales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Lauraceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Ocotea	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Ocotea carabobensis	Sciurus igniventris

Conservation Status

Carabobo Ocotea

LC — Least Concern

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carabobo Ocotea	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Carabobo Ocotea

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Carabobo Ocotea

The Carabobo Ocotea (Ocotea carabobensis) is a species in the genus Ocotea. It is currently classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.