Fiery Squirrel vs red-cedar

Sciurus flammifer compared with Trichilia hirta

Key Differences

• Fiery Squirrel is Data Deficient while red-cedar is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fiery Squirrel	red-cedar
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Meliaceae
Genus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Trichilia
Species	Sciurus flammifer	Trichilia hirta

Conservation Status

Fiery Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

red-cedar

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fiery Squirrel	red-cedar
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.

red-cedar

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.