Northern Amazon Red Squirrel vs paradise-nut

Sciurus igniventris compared with Lecythis pisonis

Key Differences

• Northern Amazon Red Squirrel is Least Concern while paradise-nut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	paradise-nut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Lecythidaceae
Genus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Lecythis
Species	Sciurus igniventris	Lecythis pisonis

Conservation Status

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

paradise-nut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	paradise-nut
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.

paradise-nut

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia