Northern Amazon Red Squirrel vs Red Buckeye

Sciurus igniventris compared with Aesculus pavia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	Red Buckeye
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Sapindaceae
Genus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Aesculus
Species	Sciurus igniventris	Aesculus pavia

Conservation Status

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Red Buckeye

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	Red Buckeye
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.

Red Buckeye

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).