Northern Amazon Red Squirrel vs Yellow Ipe

Sciurus igniventris compared with Handroanthus serratifolius

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	Yellow Ipe
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Bignoniaceae
Genus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Handroanthus
Species	Sciurus igniventris	Handroanthus serratifolius

Conservation Status

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Yellow Ipe

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	Yellow Ipe
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 Ipe

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and India.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia