African Walnut vs Fiery Squirrel

Lovoa trichilioides compared with Sciurus flammifer

Key Differences

• African Walnut is Least Concern while Fiery Squirrel is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Walnut	Fiery Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Meliaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Lovoa	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Lovoa trichilioides	Sciurus flammifer

Conservation Status

African Walnut

LC — Least Concern

Fiery Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Walnut	Fiery Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Walnut

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea.

Fiery Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

African Walnut

The African Walnut (Lovoa trichilioides) is a species in the genus Lovoa. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.