black-calabash vs Fiery Squirrel

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Sciurus flammifer

Key Differences

• black-calabash is Least Concern while Fiery Squirrel is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-calabash	Fiery Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Bignoniaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Amphitecna	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Amphitecna latifolia	Sciurus flammifer

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Fiery Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-calabash	Fiery Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black-calabash

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.

black-calabash

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