Northern Amazon Red Squirrel vs sand muhly

Sciurus igniventris compared with Muhlenbergia arenicola

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	sand muhly
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Muhlenbergia
Species	Sciurus igniventris	Muhlenbergia arenicola

Conservation Status

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

sand muhly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	sand muhly
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.

sand muhly

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.