Fiery Squirrel vs gratiola

Sciurus flammifer compared with Gratiola officinalis

Key Differences

• Fiery Squirrel is Data Deficient while gratiola is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fiery Squirrel	gratiola
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Plantaginaceae
Genus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Gratiola
Species	Sciurus flammifer	Gratiola officinalis

Conservation Status

Fiery Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

gratiola

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fiery Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

gratiola

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, France, Portugal, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.