chinkapin vs Fiery Squirrel

Castanea pumila compared with Sciurus flammifer

Key Differences

• chinkapin is Least Concern while Fiery Squirrel is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chinkapin	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	Castanea	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Castanea pumila	Sciurus flammifer

Conservation Status

chinkapin

LC — Least Concern

Fiery Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

chinkapin

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.

chinkapin

The Chinkapin (Castanea pumila) is a species in the genus Castanea. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.