Ardilla de Nayarit vs Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

Sciurus nayaritensis compared with Sciurus igniventris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ardilla de Nayarit	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family same	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus same	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Sciurus nayaritensis	Sciurus igniventris

Evolutionary Relationship

Ardilla de Nayarit and Northern Amazon Red Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Sciurus. (Tree Squirrels)

Conservation Status

Ardilla de Nayarit

LC — Least Concern

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ardilla de Nayarit	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ardilla de Nayarit

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.