Curran’s Pitogo vs Fiery Squirrel

Cycas curranii compared with Sciurus flammifer

Key Differences

• Curran’s Pitogo is Critically Endangered while Fiery Squirrel is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Curran’s Pitogo	Fiery Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cycadales (Cycadales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cycadaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Cycas	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Cycas curranii	Sciurus flammifer

Conservation Status

Curran’s Pitogo

CR — Critically Endangered

Fiery Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Curran’s Pitogo	Fiery Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Curran’s Pitogo

Fiery Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.