Northern Amazon Red Squirrel vs yellow willow

Sciurus igniventris compared with Salix lutea

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

yellow willow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	yellow willow
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 willow

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.