Appendage-bearing Centaury vs Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

Psephellus appendicigerus compared with Sciurus igniventris

Key Differences

• Appendage-bearing Centaury is Endangered while Northern Amazon Red Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Appendage-bearing Centaury	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Psephellus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Psephellus appendicigerus	Sciurus igniventris

Conservation Status

Appendage-bearing Centaury

EN — Endangered

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Appendage-bearing Centaury	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Appendage-bearing Centaury

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Appendage-bearing Centaury

The Appendage-bearing Centaury (Psephellus appendicigerus) is a species in the genus Psephellus. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.