Northern Amazon Red Squirrel vs Red pea

Sciurus igniventris compared with Lathyrus cicera

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	Red pea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Fabaceae
Genus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Lathyrus
Species	Sciurus igniventris	Lathyrus cicera

Conservation Status

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Red pea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	Red pea
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 pea

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan), Europe (11 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Chile).