Northern Amazon Red Squirrel vs small-seed alfalfa dodder

Sciurus igniventris compared with Cuscuta planiflora

Key Differences

• Northern Amazon Red Squirrel is Least Concern while small-seed alfalfa dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	small-seed alfalfa dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Cuscuta
Species	Sciurus igniventris	Cuscuta planiflora

Conservation Status

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

small-seed alfalfa dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	small-seed alfalfa dodder
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.

small-seed alfalfa dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (India) and Europe (8 countries).