Northern Amazon Red Squirrel vs Squat Dandelion

Sciurus igniventris compared with Taraxacum naevosum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	Squat Dandelion
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Taraxacum
Species	Sciurus igniventris	Taraxacum naevosum

Conservation Status

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Squat Dandelion

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	Squat Dandelion
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.

Squat Dandelion

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.