Northern Amazon Red Squirrel vs Toothed Dandelion

Sciurus igniventris compared with Taraxacum amplum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	Toothed Dandelion
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)	Taraxacum
Species	Sciurus igniventris	Taraxacum amplum

Conservation Status

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Toothed Dandelion

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	Toothed Dandelion
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.

Toothed Dandelion

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.