Northern Amazon Red Squirrel vs Stringwood

Sciurus igniventris compared with Acalypha rubrinervis

Key Differences

• Northern Amazon Red Squirrel is Least Concern while Stringwood is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	Stringwood
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Acalypha
Species	Sciurus igniventris	Acalypha rubrinervis

Conservation Status

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Stringwood

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	Stringwood
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.

Stringwood

Habitat

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