black currant-tree vs Fiery Squirrel

Antidesma ghaesembilla compared with Sciurus flammifer

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black currant-tree	Fiery Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Phyllanthaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Antidesma	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Antidesma ghaesembilla	Sciurus flammifer

Conservation Status

black currant-tree

LC — Least Concern

Fiery Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black currant-tree	Fiery Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black currant-tree

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guyana.

Fiery Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

black currant-tree

The Black Currant-Tree (Antidesma ghaesembilla) is a species in the genus Antidesma. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Found in Guyana.