Northern Amazon Red Squirrel vs

Sciurus igniventris compared with Sphingopyxis chilensis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Proteobacteria (Proteobacteria)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Alphaproteobacteria (Alphaproteobacteria)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sphingomonadales (Sphingomonadales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Sphingomonadaceae
Genus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Sphingopyxis
Species	Sciurus igniventris	Sphingopyxis chilensis

Conservation Status

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel
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.

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Sphingopyxis chilensis is a gram-negative, aerobic bacterium in the family Sphingomonadaceae, originally isolated from environmental samples in Chile. Like other members of the genus, it is characterised by sphingolipid-containing cell membranes. Its conservation status is not evaluated.