Northern Amazon Red Squirrel vs Spathulate Botrychium

Sciurus igniventris compared with Botrychium spathulatum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	Spathulate Botrychium
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Botrychium
Species	Sciurus igniventris	Botrychium spathulatum

Conservation Status

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Spathulate Botrychium

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	Spathulate Botrychium
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.

Spathulate Botrychium

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.