Northern Amazon Red Squirrel vs Serpentine Sunflower

Sciurus igniventris compared with Helianthus exilis

Key Differences

• Northern Amazon Red Squirrel is Least Concern while Serpentine Sunflower is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	Serpentine Sunflower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Helianthus (Sunflowers)
Species	Sciurus igniventris	Helianthus exilis

Conservation Status

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Serpentine Sunflower

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	Serpentine Sunflower
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.

Serpentine Sunflower

Habitat

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