Northern Amazon Red Squirrel vs Orange Cup

Sciurus igniventris compared with Melastiza cornubiensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	Orange Cup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Pyronemataceae
Genus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Melastiza
Species	Sciurus igniventris	Melastiza cornubiensis

Conservation Status

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Orange Cup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	Orange Cup
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.

Orange Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.