Northern Amazon Red Squirrel vs Vahl's cinquefoil

Sciurus igniventris compared with Potentilla vahliana

Key Differences

• Northern Amazon Red Squirrel is Least Concern while Vahl's cinquefoil is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	Vahl's cinquefoil
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 vahliana

Conservation Status

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Vahl's cinquefoil

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	Vahl's cinquefoil
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.

Vahl's cinquefoil

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.