Northern Amazon Red Squirrel vs white copal

Sciurus igniventris compared with Zanthoxylum riedelianum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	white copal
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Rutaceae
Genus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Zanthoxylum
Species	Sciurus igniventris	Zanthoxylum riedelianum

Conservation Status

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

white copal

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	white copal
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 copal

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia