Northern Amazon Red Squirrel vs Leste Élancé

Sciurus igniventris compared with Lestes rectangularis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	Leste Élancé
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (arthropodes)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Insecta (insecte)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Lestidae
Genus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Lestes
Species	Sciurus igniventris	Lestes rectangularis

Evolutionary Relationship

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel and Leste Élancé share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Leste Élancé

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	Leste Élancé
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.

Leste Élancé

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.