Northern Amazon Red Squirrel vs Thicket Groundling

Sciurus igniventris compared with Gelechia scotinella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	Thicket Groundling
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Gelechiidae
Genus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Gelechia
Species	Sciurus igniventris	Gelechia scotinella

Evolutionary Relationship

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel and Thicket Groundling share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Thicket Groundling

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	Thicket Groundling
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.

Thicket Groundling

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.