Northern Amazon Red Squirrel vs Water Chickweed

Sciurus igniventris compared with Stellaria aquatica

Key Differences

• Northern Amazon Red Squirrel is Least Concern while Water Chickweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	Water Chickweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Stellaria
Species	Sciurus igniventris	Stellaria aquatica

Conservation Status

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Water Chickweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	Water Chickweed
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.

Water Chickweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Taiwan, and United States.