Large Orange Tip vs Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

Colotis antevippe compared with Sciurus igniventris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Orange Tip	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	Pieridae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Colotis	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Colotis antevippe	Sciurus igniventris

Evolutionary Relationship

Large Orange Tip and Northern Amazon Red Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Large Orange Tip

LC — Least Concern

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Orange Tip	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Orange Tip

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.