vs Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

Achlya orion compared with Sciurus igniventris

Key Differences

  • is Not Evaluated while Northern Amazon Red Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Northern Amazon Red Squirrel
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Insecta (Insects) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths) Rodentia (Rodents)
Family Drepanidae Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus Achlya Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species Achlya orion Sciurus igniventris

Evolutionary Relationship

and Northern Amazon Red Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Northern Amazon Red Squirrel
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Sweden.

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Achlya orion is a species in the genus Achlya. It is not yet evaluated on the IUCN Red List. It is found across Brazil and Sweden, inhabiting diverse terrestrial and freshwater habitats. Its documented geographic distribution includes Brazil and Sweden.

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

No description available.

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