Northern Amazon Red Squirrel vs sugar sumac

Sciurus igniventris compared with Rhus ovata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	sugar sumac
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Anacardiaceae
Genus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Rhus
Species	Sciurus igniventris	Rhus ovata

Conservation Status

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

sugar sumac

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	sugar sumac
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 sumac

Habitat

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