Northern Amazon Red Squirrel vs rusty lyonia

Sciurus igniventris compared with Lyonia ferruginea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	rusty lyonia
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Ericaceae
Genus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Lyonia
Species	Sciurus igniventris	Lyonia ferruginea

Conservation Status

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

rusty lyonia

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	rusty lyonia
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.

rusty lyonia

Habitat

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