Curran’s Pitogo vs Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

Cycas curranii compared with Sciurus igniventris

Key Differences

• Curran’s Pitogo is Critically Endangered while Northern Amazon Red Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Curran’s Pitogo	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cycadales (Cycadales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cycadaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Cycas	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Cycas curranii	Sciurus igniventris

Conservation Status

Curran’s Pitogo

CR — Critically Endangered

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Curran’s Pitogo	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Curran’s Pitogo

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.