Northern Amazon Red Squirrel vs Stinking chamomile

Sciurus igniventris compared with Anthemis cotula

Key Differences

• Northern Amazon Red Squirrel is Least Concern while Stinking chamomile is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	Stinking chamomile
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)	Anthemis
Species	Sciurus igniventris	Anthemis cotula

Conservation Status

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Stinking chamomile

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	Stinking chamomile
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.

Stinking chamomile

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Georgia, India), Europe (13 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.