Dowdy Plume vs Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

Stenoptilia zophodactylus compared with Sciurus igniventris

Key Differences

• Dowdy Plume is Extinct while Northern Amazon Red Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dowdy Plume	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	Pterophoridae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Stenoptilia	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Stenoptilia zophodactylus	Sciurus igniventris

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dowdy Plume

EX — Extinct

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dowdy Plume	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dowdy Plume

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (11 countries), Europe (26 countries), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Ecuador, Paraguay).

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.