Northern Amazon red squirrel

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.^[1]

Northern Amazon red squirrel
Sumaco Napo-Galeras National Park, Ecuador
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Sciuridae
Genus:	Sciurus
Species:	S. igniventris
Binomial name
Sciurus igniventris Wagner, 1842
Subspecies[2]
S. i. igniventris S. i. cocalis

The firey squirrel (Scurius flammifer) is thought to be a junior synonym of the Northern Amazon red squirrel,^[3][4] though further investigation has been recommended to solidify these species' synonymy.^[5]