Northern Amazon Red Squirrel vs Wormseed

Sciurus igniventris compared with Dysphania anthelmintica

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	Wormseed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Dysphania
Species	Sciurus igniventris	Dysphania anthelmintica

Conservation Status

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Wormseed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	Wormseed
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.

Wormseed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (United States).