Northern Amazon Red Squirrel vs yellow broomrape

Sciurus igniventris compared with Orobanche lutea

Key Differences

• Northern Amazon Red Squirrel is Least Concern while yellow broomrape is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	yellow broomrape
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Orobanchaceae
Genus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Orobanche
Species	Sciurus igniventris	Orobanche lutea

Conservation Status

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

yellow broomrape

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	yellow broomrape
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.

yellow broomrape

Habitat

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