Northern Amazon Red Squirrel vs Water Fig

Sciurus igniventris compared with Ficus verruculosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	Water Fig
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Moraceae
Genus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Ficus
Species	Sciurus igniventris	Ficus verruculosa

Conservation Status

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Water Fig

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	Water Fig
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.

Water Fig

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea.