chilte vs Fiery Squirrel

Cnidoscolus elasticus compared with Sciurus flammifer

Key Differences

• chilte is Vulnerable while Fiery Squirrel is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chilte	Fiery Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Cnidoscolus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Cnidoscolus elasticus	Sciurus flammifer

Conservation Status

chilte

VU — Vulnerable

Fiery Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

chilte

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.

chilte

The chilte (Cnidoscolus elasticus) is a species in the genus Cnidoscolus. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.