Northern Amazon Red Squirrel vs Oriental alder

Sciurus igniventris compared with Alnus orientalis

Key Differences

• Northern Amazon Red Squirrel is Least Concern while Oriental alder is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	Oriental alder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Betulaceae
Genus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Alnus
Species	Sciurus igniventris	Alnus orientalis

Conservation Status

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Oriental alder

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	Oriental alder
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.

Oriental alder

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.