Northern Amazon Red Squirrel vs sugar-plum

Sciurus igniventris compared with Uapaca guineensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	sugar-plum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Phyllanthaceae
Genus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Uapaca
Species	Sciurus igniventris	Uapaca guineensis

Conservation Status

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

sugar-plum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	sugar-plum
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.

sugar-plum

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea.