Fiery Squirrel vs Northern Raphia

Sciurus flammifer compared with Raphia sudanica

Key Differences

• Fiery Squirrel is Data Deficient while Northern Raphia is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fiery Squirrel	Northern Raphia
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Arecaceae
Genus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Raphia
Species	Sciurus flammifer	Raphia sudanica

Conservation Status

Fiery Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Northern Raphia

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fiery Squirrel	Northern Raphia
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.

Northern Raphia

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 4 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Cameroon and Guinea. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.