Carthalinian Psephellus vs Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

Psephellus carthalinicus compared with Sciurus igniventris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carthalinian Psephellus	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Psephellus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Psephellus carthalinicus	Sciurus igniventris

Conservation Status

Carthalinian Psephellus

LC — Least Concern

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carthalinian Psephellus	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Carthalinian Psephellus

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.

Carthalinian Psephellus

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