Northern Amazon Red Squirrel vs Toromiro

Sciurus igniventris compared with Sophora toromiro

Key Differences

• Northern Amazon Red Squirrel is Least Concern while Toromiro is Extinct in the Wild.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	Toromiro
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Fabaceae
Genus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Sophora
Species	Sciurus igniventris	Sophora toromiro

Conservation Status

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Toromiro

EW — Extinct in the Wild

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	Toromiro
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.

Toromiro

Habitat

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