Northern Amazon Red Squirrel vs Silver Lime

Sciurus igniventris compared with Tilia tomentosa

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	Silver Lime
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Malvaceae
Genus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Tilia
Species	Sciurus igniventris	Tilia tomentosa

Conservation Status

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Silver Lime

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	Silver Lime
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.

Silver Lime

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (15 countries) and North America (Canada).