Northern Amazon Red Squirrel vs Water-snowflake

Sciurus igniventris compared with Nymphoides indica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	Water-snowflake
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Menyanthaceae
Genus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Nymphoides
Species	Sciurus igniventris	Nymphoides indica

Conservation Status

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Water-snowflake

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	Water-snowflake
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-snowflake

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Guinea, Indonesia, Taiwan, and United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia