Devil'S Dipstick vs Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

Mutinus elegans compared with Sciurus igniventris

Key Differences

• Devil'S Dipstick is Not Evaluated while Northern Amazon Red Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil'S Dipstick	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Phallales (Phallales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Phallaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Mutinus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Mutinus elegans	Sciurus igniventris

Conservation Status

Devil'S Dipstick

NE — Not Evaluated

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil'S Dipstick	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil'S Dipstick

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.