Northern Amazon Red Squirrel vs Northern Palm Squirrel

Sciurus igniventris compared with Funambulus pennantii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	Northern Palm Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order same	Rodentia (Roedores)	Rodentia (Roedores)
Family same	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Funambulus
Species	Sciurus igniventris	Funambulus pennantii

Evolutionary Relationship

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel and Northern Palm Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Family level: Sciuridae. (Squirrels)

Conservation Status

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Northern Palm Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	Northern Palm Squirrel
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.

Northern Palm Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United Arab Emirates.