Northern Amazon Red Squirrel vs Texas-star

Sciurus igniventris compared with Amsonia tabernaemontana

Key Differences

• Northern Amazon Red Squirrel is Least Concern while Texas-star is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	Texas-star
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Apocynaceae
Genus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Amsonia
Species	Sciurus igniventris	Amsonia tabernaemontana

Conservation Status

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Texas-star

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	Texas-star
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.

Texas-star

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Hungary.