Northern Amazon Red Squirrel vs Redstem Cassava

Sciurus igniventris compared with Manihot rubricaulis

Key Differences

• Northern Amazon Red Squirrel is Least Concern while Redstem Cassava is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	Redstem Cassava
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)	Manihot
Species	Sciurus igniventris	Manihot rubricaulis

Conservation Status

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Redstem Cassava

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	Redstem Cassava
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.

Redstem Cassava

Habitat

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