Fiery Squirrel vs long yam

Sciurus flammifer compared with Dioscorea transversa

Key Differences

• Fiery Squirrel is Data Deficient while long yam is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fiery Squirrel	long yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Dioscorea
Species	Sciurus flammifer	Dioscorea transversa

Conservation Status

Fiery Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

long yam

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fiery Squirrel	long yam
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.

long yam

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.