Beach-tea vs Fiery Squirrel

Croton punctatus compared with Sciurus flammifer

Key Differences

• Beach-tea is Least Concern while Fiery Squirrel is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beach-tea	Fiery Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Croton	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Croton punctatus	Sciurus flammifer

Conservation Status

Beach-tea

LC — Least Concern

Fiery Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beach-tea	Fiery Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beach-tea

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

Fiery Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Beach-tea

The Beach-tea (Croton punctatus) is a species in the genus Croton. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.