floating crystalwort vs Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

Riccia fluitans compared with Sciurus igniventris

Key Differences

• floating crystalwort is Near Threatened while Northern Amazon Red Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	floating crystalwort	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Marchantiopsida (Marchantiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Marchantiales (Marchantiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Ricciaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Riccia	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Riccia fluitans	Sciurus igniventris

Conservation Status

floating crystalwort

NT — Near Threatened

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	floating crystalwort	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

floating crystalwort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.