Cuachichic vs Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

Garrya laurifolia compared with Sciurus igniventris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cuachichic	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Garryales (Garryales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Garryaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Garrya	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Garrya laurifolia	Sciurus igniventris

Conservation Status

Cuachichic

LC — Least Concern

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cuachichic

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.