Kerville's Featherleg vs Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

Platycnemis kervillei compared with Sciurus igniventris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kerville's Featherleg	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Platycnemididae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Platycnemis	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Platycnemis kervillei	Sciurus igniventris

Evolutionary Relationship

Kerville's Featherleg and Northern Amazon Red Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Kerville's Featherleg

LC — Least Concern

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Kerville's Featherleg	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Kerville's Featherleg

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.