Gillet's cherry-orange vs Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

Citropsis gilletiana compared with Sciurus igniventris

Key Differences

• Gillet's cherry-orange is Endangered while Northern Amazon Red Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gillet's cherry-orange	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Rutaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Citropsis	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Citropsis gilletiana	Sciurus igniventris

Conservation Status

Gillet's cherry-orange

EN — Endangered

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gillet's cherry-orange	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gillet's cherry-orange

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.