Northern Amazon Red Squirrel vs southern birch mouse

Sciurus igniventris compared with Sicista subtilis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	southern birch mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Dipodidae
Genus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Sicista
Species	Sciurus igniventris	Sicista subtilis

Evolutionary Relationship

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel and southern birch mouse share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

southern birch mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	southern birch mouse
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.

southern birch mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.