Northern Amazon Red Squirrel vs Round-spotted Major

Sciurus igniventris compared with Oxycera dives

Key Differences

• Northern Amazon Red Squirrel is Least Concern while Round-spotted Major is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	Round-spotted Major
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Stratiomyidae
Genus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Oxycera
Species	Sciurus igniventris	Oxycera dives

Evolutionary Relationship

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel and Round-spotted Major share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Round-spotted Major

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	Round-spotted Major
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.

Round-spotted Major

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.