Northern Amazon Red Squirrel vs red star apple

Sciurus igniventris compared with Diospyros lycioides

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	red star apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Ebenaceae
Genus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Diospyros
Species	Sciurus igniventris	Diospyros lycioides

Conservation Status

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

red star apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	red star apple
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 star apple

Habitat

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