Northern Amazon Red Squirrel vs Wax tree

Sciurus igniventris compared with Toxicodendron succedaneum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	Wax tree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Anacardiaceae
Genus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Toxicodendron
Species	Sciurus igniventris	Toxicodendron succedaneum

Conservation Status

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Wax tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	Wax tree
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.

Wax tree

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Brazil, Cuba, New Zealand, and South Africa.