Northern Amazon Red Squirrel vs Stinking willie

Sciurus igniventris compared with Jacobaea vulgaris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Northern Amazon Red Squirrel Stinking willie
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) Jacobaea
Species Sciurus igniventris Jacobaea vulgaris

Conservation Status

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Stinking willie

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Northern Amazon Red Squirrel Stinking willie
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 willie

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

No description available.

Stinking willie

No description available.

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