Northern Amazon Red Squirrel vs Superb Maya

Sciurus igniventris compared with Miconia superba

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	Superb Maya
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Melastomataceae
Genus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Miconia
Species	Sciurus igniventris	Miconia superba

Conservation Status

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Superb Maya

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	Superb Maya
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.

Superb Maya

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Brazil.