Lesser Egyptian Gerbil vs Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

Gerbillus gerbillus compared with Sciurus igniventris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Egyptian Gerbil	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order same	Rodentia (Roedores)	Rodentia (Roedores)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Gerbillus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Gerbillus gerbillus	Sciurus igniventris

Evolutionary Relationship

Lesser Egyptian Gerbil and Northern Amazon Red Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Roedores)

Conservation Status

Lesser Egyptian Gerbil

LC — Least Concern

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Egyptian Gerbil	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Egyptian Gerbil

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.