Northern Amazon Red Squirrel vs Orange Jelly Spot

Sciurus igniventris compared with Dacrymyces chrysospermus

Key Differences

• Northern Amazon Red Squirrel is Least Concern while Orange Jelly Spot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	Orange Jelly Spot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Dacrymycetes (Dacrymycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dacrymycetales (Dacrymycetales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Dacrymycetaceae
Genus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Dacrymyces
Species	Sciurus igniventris	Dacrymyces chrysospermus

Conservation Status

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Orange Jelly Spot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	Orange Jelly Spot
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 Jelly Spot

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).