Northern Amazon Red Squirrel
Sciurus igniventris
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderRodentia (Rosegadors)
- FamilySciuridae (Squirrels)
- GenusSciurus (Tree Squirrels)
- SpeciesSciurus igniventris (Northern Amazon Red Squirrel)
Closest Relatives at Yasuní National Park
Capybara
Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris
Black Agouti
Dasyprocta fuliginosa
Spotted Paca
Cuniculus paca
Long-tailed Porcupine
Coendou longicaudatus
bicolored arboreal rice rat
Oecomys bicolor
Long-tailed Tree Rat
Makalata macrura
Amazon Bamboo Rat
Dactylomys dactylinus
Yellow-crowned Brush-tailed Rat
Isothrix bistriata
South American spiny mouse
Scolomys melanops
Green Acouchi
Myoprocta pratti
Spiny Tree Rat
Mesomys hispidus
Western Amazonian Oryzomys
Hylaeamys perenensis
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Northern Amazon Red Squirrel at Yasuní National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 3 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |