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Northern Amazon red squirrel

Sciurus igniventris Wagner, 1842

LCLeast Concernrodents

The northern amazon red squirrel (Sciurus igniventris) is a species in the family Sciuridae, order Rodentia. Recorded adults weigh about 700 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Northern Amazon red squirrel (Sciurus igniventris)
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the northern amazon red squirrel

Weight
700 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Herbivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Active
By day (diurnal)src for Active
Lifestyle
Arborealsrc for Lifestyle
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the northern amazon red squirrel live?

Not recorded

What is the northern amazon red squirrel?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The northern Amazon red squirrel (Sciurus igniventris) is a species of squirrel from South America. It occurs in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela. It is widespread across its distribution and inhabits lowland forests, preferring a diet of nuts with especially thick shells. It is considered a least-concern species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, though it is hunted for food in Ecuador and Peru and may be subject to habitat fragmentation from human logging activities.

From the Wikipedia article “Northern Amazon red squirrel” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Northern_Amazon_red_squirrel&oldid=1357413833), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the northern amazon red squirrel endangered?

The northern amazon red squirrel is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the northern amazon red squirrel classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderRodentia
  5. familySciuridae
  6. genusSciurus
  7. SpeciesSciurus igniventris Wagner, 1842

Synonyms Hadrosciurus igniventris

Other names and names in other languages (26)
  • Fiery squirrelEnglish
  • Hadrosciurus igniventrisEnglish
  • سنجاب ناريArabic
  • سنجاب شمال الأمازون الأحمرArabic
  • veverka rudobřicháCzech
  • veverka venezuelskáCzech
  • Venezolanisches HörnchenGerman
  • Nordamazonisches RothörnchenGerman
  • Ardilla venezolanaSpanish
  • Ardilla roja norte amazónicaSpanish
  • venezuelanoravaFinnish
  • pohjoisamazonianoravaFinnish
  • Écureuil du VenezuelaFrench
  • Écureuil roux du nord de l'AmazonieFrench
  • ホノオリスJapanese
  • アカハラリスJapanese
  • Peruaanse WitnekeekhoornDutch
  • wiewiórka ognistaPolish
  • wiewiórka ognistobrzuchaPolish
  • Quatipuru-roxoPortuguese
  • Esquilo-amazônico-do-nortePortuguese
  • Esquilo-de-fogoPortuguese
  • Огненная белкаRussian
  • Амазонская красная белкаRussian
  • 火焰松鼠Chinese
  • 火腹松鼠Chinese

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Relatives of the northern amazon red squirrel

Other species in the same genus Sciurus.

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Common questions

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How big is the northern amazon red squirrel?

An adult northern amazon red squirrel weighs 700 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the northern amazon red squirrel endangered?

The northern amazon red squirrel is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the northern amazon red squirrel?

The northern amazon red squirrel (Sciurus igniventris) belongs to the family Sciuridae in the order Rodentia.

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@misc{northern_amazon_red_squirrel_2026,
  title = {Northern Amazon red squirrel (Sciurus igniventris)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/northern-amazon-red-squirrel},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}