Northern Amazon Red Squirrel vs stink aster

Sciurus igniventris compared with Dittrichia graveolens

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	stink aster
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)	Dittrichia
Species	Sciurus igniventris	Dittrichia graveolens

Conservation Status

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

stink aster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	stink aster
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.

stink aster

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (14 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).