Northern Amazon Red Squirrel vs Wild Pimento

Sciurus igniventris compared with Pimenta jamaicensis

Key Differences

• Northern Amazon Red Squirrel is Least Concern while Wild Pimento is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	Wild Pimento
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Myrtaceae
Genus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Pimenta
Species	Sciurus igniventris	Pimenta jamaicensis

Conservation Status

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Wild Pimento

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	Wild Pimento
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.

Wild Pimento

Habitat

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