Northern Amazon Red Squirrel vs root-eating beetle

Sciurus igniventris compared with Rhizophagus bipustulatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	root-eating beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Monotomidae
Genus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Rhizophagus
Species	Sciurus igniventris	Rhizophagus bipustulatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel and root-eating beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

root-eating beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	root-eating beetle
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.

root-eating beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.