Centaury vs Fiery Squirrel

Psephellus pecho compared with Sciurus flammifer

Key Differences

• Centaury is Endangered while Fiery Squirrel is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Centaury	Fiery Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Psephellus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Psephellus pecho	Sciurus flammifer

Conservation Status

Centaury

EN — Endangered

Fiery Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Centaury	Fiery Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Centaury

Habitat

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

Fiery Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Centaury

The Centaury (Psephellus pecho) is a species in the genus Psephellus. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.