Northern Amazon Red Squirrel vs Pengua

Sciurus igniventris compared with Macaranga mappa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	Pengua
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Macaranga
Species	Sciurus igniventris	Macaranga mappa

Conservation Status

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Pengua

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	Pengua
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.

Pengua

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.