Chestnut Oak vs Fiery Squirrel

Quercus montana compared with Sciurus flammifer

Key Differences

• Chestnut Oak is Least Concern while Fiery Squirrel is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Oak	Fiery Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Fagaceae (Beech Family)	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Quercus (Oaks)	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Quercus montana	Sciurus flammifer

Conservation Status

Chestnut Oak

LC — Least Concern

Fiery Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Oak	Fiery Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut Oak

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.

Fiery Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Chestnut Oak

The Chestnut Oak (Quercus montana) is a species in the genus Quercus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.