Northern Amazon Red Squirrel vs tayuya

Sciurus igniventris compared with Cayaponia tayuya

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	tayuya
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Cucurbitaceae
Genus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Cayaponia
Species	Sciurus igniventris	Cayaponia tayuya

Conservation Status

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

tayuya

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	tayuya
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.

tayuya

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Brazil.