Northern Amazon Red Squirrel vs Tufted Sedge

Sciurus igniventris compared with Bulbostylis lichtensteiniana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	Tufted Sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Cyperaceae
Genus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Bulbostylis
Species	Sciurus igniventris	Bulbostylis lichtensteiniana

Conservation Status

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Tufted Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	Tufted Sedge
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.

Tufted Sedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.