Northern Amazon Red Squirrel vs White Lauan

Sciurus igniventris compared with Parashorea malaanonan

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	White Lauan
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Parashorea
Species	Sciurus igniventris	Parashorea malaanonan

Conservation Status

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

White Lauan

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	White Lauan
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 Lauan

Habitat

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