Southern Amazon red squirrel

 The southern Amazonian red squirrel (Sciurus spadiceus) is a species of squirrel from South America where it lives in the rainforests of northwestern South America on the eastern side of the Andes. Three regions are currently identified. It is red or dark ochre, with a white underparts, and reaches a length of 48-63 cm (19-25 in), including a long tail. It spends a lot of time in the ground under trees and feeds heavily on seeds. Its breeding is not well known, but it is a gregarious species, many feeding together on the same tree. This squirrel does not face any threats, has a wide range and is so common, that the International Union for Conservation of Nature lists it as a "species of no concern". Explanation  One of the largest squirrel species in its range, S. spadiceus measures 48–63 cm (19–25 in) in length, including a tail length of 24–34 cm (9.4 to 13.4 in). Males and females are similar in size and weigh between 570 and 660 g (20 and 23 oz). The fur is usually reddi...