Buddha's hand vs Fiery Squirrel

Alocasia cucullata compared with Sciurus flammifer

Key Differences

• Buddha's hand is Not Evaluated while Fiery Squirrel is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buddha's hand	Fiery Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Araceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Alocasia	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Alocasia cucullata	Sciurus flammifer

Conservation Status

Buddha's hand

NE — Not Evaluated

Fiery Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buddha's hand	Fiery Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buddha's hand

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

Fiery Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Buddha's hand

The Buddha'S Hand (Alocasia cucullata) is a species in the genus Alocasia. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.