Northern Amazon Red Squirrel vs Prickly Heath

Sciurus igniventris compared with Gaultheria mucronata

Key Differences

• Northern Amazon Red Squirrel is Least Concern while Prickly Heath is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	Prickly Heath
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Ericaceae
Genus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Gaultheria
Species	Sciurus igniventris	Gaultheria mucronata

Conservation Status

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Heath

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	Prickly Heath
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.

Prickly Heath

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Ireland, Norway, Sweden, and United Kingdom.