Northern Amazon Red Squirrel vs Red Alder

Sciurus igniventris compared with Alnus rubra

Key Differences

• Northern Amazon Red Squirrel is Least Concern while Red Alder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	Red 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 rubra

Conservation Status

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Red Alder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	Red 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.

Red Alder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).