Northern Amazon Red Squirrel vs White Padouk

Sciurus igniventris compared with Pterocarpus mildbraedii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	White Padouk
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Fabaceae
Genus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Pterocarpus
Species	Sciurus igniventris	Pterocarpus mildbraedii

Conservation Status

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

White Padouk

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	White Padouk
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 Padouk

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea.