Northern Amazon Red Squirrel vs Slender lungfish

Sciurus igniventris compared with Protopterus dolloi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	Slender lungfish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Dipneusti (Dipneusti)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ceratodontiformes (Ceratodontiformes)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Protopteridae
Genus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Protopterus
Species	Sciurus igniventris	Protopterus dolloi

Evolutionary Relationship

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel and Slender lungfish share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Slender lungfish

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	Slender lungfish
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.

Slender lungfish