chilte vs Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

Cnidoscolus elasticus compared with Sciurus igniventris

Key Differences

• chilte is Vulnerable while Northern Amazon Red Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chilte	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	Euphorbiaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Cnidoscolus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Cnidoscolus elasticus	Sciurus igniventris

Conservation Status

chilte

VU — Vulnerable

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	chilte	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

chilte

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.

chilte

The chilte (Cnidoscolus elasticus) is a species in the genus Cnidoscolus. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.