Northern Amazon Red Squirrel vs Northern Button

Sciurus igniventris compared with Acleris lipsiana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	Northern Button
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Tortricidae
Genus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Acleris
Species	Sciurus igniventris	Acleris lipsiana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Northern Button

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	Northern Button
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Northern Button

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.