Northern Amazon Red Squirrel vs sorrel

Sciurus igniventris compared with Oxalis rosea

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	sorrel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Oxalidales (Oxalidales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Oxalidaceae
Genus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Oxalis
Species	Sciurus igniventris	Oxalis rosea

Conservation Status

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

sorrel

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	sorrel
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.

sorrel

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (India) and Europe (5 countries).