Baton Blue vs Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

Pseudophilotes baton compared with Sciurus igniventris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baton Blue	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	Lycaenidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Pseudophilotes	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Pseudophilotes baton	Sciurus igniventris

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Baton Blue

LC — Least Concern

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baton Blue	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baton Blue

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (12 countries).

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Baton Blue

The Baton Blue (Pseudophilotes baton) is a species in the genus Pseudophilotes. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.