Northern Amazon Red Squirrel vs scimitar-bean

Sciurus igniventris compared with Canavalia gladiata

Key Differences

• Northern Amazon Red Squirrel is Least Concern while scimitar-bean is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	scimitar-bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Fabaceae
Genus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Canavalia
Species	Sciurus igniventris	Canavalia gladiata

Conservation Status

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

scimitar-bean

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	scimitar-bean
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.

scimitar-bean

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (India, Philippines, Taiwan), North America (Cuba), and South America (Brazil).