Northern Amazon Red Squirrel vs winter heath

Sciurus igniventris compared with Erica carnea

Key Differences

• Northern Amazon Red Squirrel is Least Concern while winter heath is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	winter heath
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Ericaceae
Genus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Erica
Species	Sciurus igniventris	Erica carnea

Conservation Status

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

winter heath

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	winter heath
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.

winter heath

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries).