Northern Amazon Red Squirrel vs White Chilte

Sciurus igniventris compared with Cnidoscolus tepiquensis

Key Differences

• Northern Amazon Red Squirrel is Least Concern while White Chilte is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	White Chilte
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Cnidoscolus
Species	Sciurus igniventris	Cnidoscolus tepiquensis

Conservation Status

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

White Chilte

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	White Chilte
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.

White Chilte

Habitat

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