arctic dandelion vs Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

Taraxacum arcticum compared with Sciurus igniventris

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arctic dandelion	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	Taraxacum	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Taraxacum arcticum	Sciurus igniventris

Conservation Status

arctic dandelion

NE — Not Evaluated

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arctic dandelion	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

arctic dandelion

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

arctic dandelion

The Arctic dandelion (Taraxacum arcticum) is a species in the genus Taraxacum. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.