Northern Amazon Red Squirrel vs River Maple

Sciurus igniventris compared with Acer saccharinum

Key Differences

• Northern Amazon Red Squirrel is Least Concern while River Maple is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	River Maple
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)	Acer
Species	Sciurus igniventris	Acer saccharinum

Conservation Status

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

River Maple

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	River Maple
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.

River Maple

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria), Asia (Armenia), Europe (19 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil, Ecuador).