Northern Amazon Red Squirrel vs Winged Currant

Sciurus igniventris compared with Searsia pterota

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	Winged Currant
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Anacardiaceae
Genus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Searsia
Species	Sciurus igniventris	Searsia pterota

Conservation Status

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Winged Currant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	Winged Currant
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.

Winged Currant

Habitat

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