Northern Amazon Red Squirrel vs Pitch canker

Sciurus igniventris compared with Fusarium circinatum

Key Differences

• Northern Amazon Red Squirrel is Least Concern while Pitch canker is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	Pitch canker
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Hypocreales (Hypocreales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Nectriaceae
Genus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Fusarium
Species	Sciurus igniventris	Fusarium circinatum

Conservation Status

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Pitch canker

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	Pitch canker
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.

Pitch canker

Habitat

Native to Africa and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, South Africa, and United States.