Fiery Squirrel vs limestone fern

Sciurus flammifer compared with Gymnocarpium robertianum

Key Differences

• Fiery Squirrel is Data Deficient while limestone fern is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fiery Squirrel	limestone fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Gymnocarpium
Species	Sciurus flammifer	Gymnocarpium robertianum

Conservation Status

Fiery Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

limestone fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fiery Squirrel	limestone fern
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.

limestone fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

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