Tarça vs Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

Udea azorensis compared with Sciurus igniventris

Key Differences

• Tarça is Near Threatened while Northern Amazon Red Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Tarça	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópode)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Insecta (inseto)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Rodentia (Roedores)
Family	Crambidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Udea	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Udea azorensis	Sciurus igniventris

Evolutionary Relationship

Tarça and Northern Amazon Red Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Tarça

NT — Near Threatened

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Tarça	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Tarça

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Portugal. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.