Fiery Squirrel vs Mountain yam

Sciurus flammifer compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Fiery Squirrel is Data Deficient while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fiery Squirrel	Mountain 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 hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Fiery Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fiery Squirrel	Mountain 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.

Mountain yam

Habitat

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