Northern Amazon Red Squirrel vs yellow-footed antechinus

Sciurus igniventris compared with Antechinus flavipes

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	yellow-footed antechinus
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Dasyuridae
Genus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Antechinus
Species	Sciurus igniventris	Antechinus flavipes

Evolutionary Relationship

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel and yellow-footed antechinus share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

yellow-footed antechinus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	yellow-footed antechinus
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-footed antechinus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.