Northern Amazon Red Squirrel vs tree rhododendron

Sciurus igniventris compared with Rhododendron arboreum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	tree rhododendron
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Ericaceae
Genus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Rhododendron
Species	Sciurus igniventris	Rhododendron arboreum

Conservation Status

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

tree rhododendron

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	tree rhododendron
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.

tree rhododendron

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Jamaica).