Chestnut-crested Cotinga vs Inornate Squirrel

Ampelion rufaxilla compared with Callosciurus inornatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-crested Cotinga	Inornate 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	Ampelion	Callosciurus
Species	Ampelion rufaxilla	Callosciurus inornatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut-crested Cotinga and Inornate Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Chestnut-crested Cotinga

LC — Least Concern

Inornate Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-crested Cotinga	Inornate Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut-crested Cotinga

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway.

Inornate Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chestnut-crested Cotinga

The Chestnut-crested Cotinga (Ampelion rufaxilla) is a species in the genus Ampelion. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.