May River Red vs Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

Dendrobium lasianthera compared with Sciurus igniventris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	May River Red	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Orchidaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Dendrobium	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Dendrobium lasianthera	Sciurus igniventris

Conservation Status

May River Red

LC — Least Concern

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	May River Red	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

May River Red

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.