Northern Amazon Red Squirrel vs Yellow flame

Sciurus igniventris compared with Peltophorum pterocarpum

Key Differences

• Northern Amazon Red Squirrel is Least Concern while Yellow flame is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	Yellow flame
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)	Peltophorum
Species	Sciurus igniventris	Peltophorum pterocarpum

Conservation Status

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Yellow flame

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	Yellow flame
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.

Yellow flame

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (Maldives, Taiwan, Vietnam), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Papua New Guinea), and South America (Colombia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia