Northern Amazon Red Squirrel vs Spanish Gorse

Sciurus igniventris compared with Genista hispanica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	Spanish Gorse
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Fabaceae
Genus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Genista
Species	Sciurus igniventris	Genista hispanica

Conservation Status

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Spanish Gorse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	Spanish Gorse
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.

Spanish Gorse

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.