Northern Amazon Red Squirrel vs Purple chimaera

Sciurus igniventris compared with Hydrolagus purpurescens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	Purple chimaera
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Holocephali (Holocephali)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Chimaeriformes (Chimaeriformes)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Chimaeridae
Genus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Hydrolagus
Species	Sciurus igniventris	Hydrolagus purpurescens

Evolutionary Relationship

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel and Purple chimaera share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Purple chimaera

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	Purple chimaera
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.

Purple chimaera