Northern Amazon Red Squirrel vs purging croton

Sciurus igniventris compared with Croton laevigatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	purging croton
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)	Croton
Species	Sciurus igniventris	Croton laevigatus

Conservation Status

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

purging croton

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	purging croton
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.

purging croton

Habitat

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