Northern Amazon Red Squirrel vs tormentil

Sciurus igniventris compared with Potentilla erecta

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	tormentil
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Potentilla
Species	Sciurus igniventris	Potentilla erecta

Conservation Status

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

tormentil

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	tormentil
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.

tormentil

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (Canada, United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.