Northern Amazon Red Squirrel vs Oily Pectis

Sciurus igniventris compared with Pectis tenuifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	Oily Pectis
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Pectis
Species	Sciurus igniventris	Pectis tenuifolia

Conservation Status

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Oily Pectis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	Oily Pectis
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Oily Pectis

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.