Asian Bittersweet vs Fiery Squirrel

Celastrus orbiculatus compared with Sciurus flammifer

Key Differences

• Asian Bittersweet is Not Evaluated while Fiery Squirrel is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asian Bittersweet	Fiery Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Celastrales (Celastrales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Celastraceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Celastrus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Celastrus orbiculatus	Sciurus flammifer

Conservation Status

Asian Bittersweet

NE — Not Evaluated

Fiery Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asian Bittersweet	Fiery Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asian Bittersweet

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Fiery Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Asian Bittersweet

Asian bittersweet (Celastrus orbiculatus) is a species in the genus Celastrus. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.