Northern Amazon Red Squirrel vs

Sciurus igniventris compared with Stephanoeca kentii

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Protozoa (protozoa)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Choanozoa (Choanozoa)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Choanoflagellatea (Choanoflagellatea)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Choanoflagellida (Choanoflagellida)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Acanthoecidae
Genus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Stephanoeca
Species	Sciurus igniventris	Stephanoeca kentii

Conservation Status

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel
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.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Stephanoeca kentii is a loricate choanoflagellate, a marine unicellular organism that constructs a delicate basket-like structure (lorica) of siliceous strips surrounding its cell. It inhabits coastal and oceanic waters where it feeds on picoplankton bacteria. Choanoflagellates like this species are of scientific interest as the closest living unicellular relatives of animals.