Appendage-bearing Centaury vs Fiery Squirrel

Psephellus appendicigerus compared with Sciurus flammifer

Key Differences

• Appendage-bearing Centaury is Endangered while Fiery Squirrel is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Appendage-bearing Centaury	Fiery Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Psephellus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Psephellus appendicigerus	Sciurus flammifer

Conservation Status

Appendage-bearing Centaury

EN — Endangered

Fiery Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Appendage-bearing Centaury	Fiery Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Appendage-bearing Centaury

Habitat

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

Fiery Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Appendage-bearing Centaury

The Appendage-bearing Centaury (Psephellus appendicigerus) is a species in the genus Psephellus. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.