Northern Amazon Red Squirrel vs Smooth Winterberry

Sciurus igniventris compared with Ilex laevigata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	Smooth Winterberry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Aquifoliales (Aquifoliales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Aquifoliaceae
Genus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Ilex
Species	Sciurus igniventris	Ilex laevigata

Conservation Status

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Smooth Winterberry

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	Smooth Winterberry
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.

Smooth Winterberry

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.