Love Apple vs Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

Paris polyphylla compared with Sciurus igniventris

Key Differences

• Love Apple is Vulnerable while Northern Amazon Red Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Love Apple	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Liliales (Liliales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Melanthiaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Paris	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Paris polyphylla	Sciurus igniventris

Conservation Status

Love Apple

VU — Vulnerable

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Love Apple	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Love Apple

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Taiwan. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.