Northern Amazon Red Squirrel vs Subterranean clover

Sciurus igniventris compared with Trifolium subterraneum

Key Differences

• Northern Amazon Red Squirrel is Least Concern while Subterranean clover is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	Subterranean clover
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Fabaceae
Genus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Trifolium
Species	Sciurus igniventris	Trifolium subterraneum

Conservation Status

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Subterranean clover

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	Subterranean clover
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.

Subterranean clover

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, Japan, Taiwan), Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.