Northern Amazon Red Squirrel vs Tile Lichen

Sciurus igniventris compared with Lecidea tessellata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	Tile Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lecideales (Lecideales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Lecideaceae
Genus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Lecidea
Species	Sciurus igniventris	Lecidea tessellata

Conservation Status

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Tile Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	Tile Lichen
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.

Tile Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.