Northern Amazon Red Squirrel vs Wire With

Sciurus igniventris compared with Desmodium axillare

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	Wire With
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Fabaceae
Genus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Desmodium
Species	Sciurus igniventris	Desmodium axillare

Conservation Status

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Wire With

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	Wire With
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.

Wire With

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia