Northern Amazon Red Squirrel vs parrot's-flower

Sciurus igniventris compared with Heliconia psittacorum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	parrot's-flower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Heliconiaceae
Genus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Heliconia
Species	Sciurus igniventris	Heliconia psittacorum

Conservation Status

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

parrot's-flower

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	parrot's-flower
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.

parrot's-flower

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Seychelles), Asia (4 countries), North America (Saint Kitts and Nevis), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).