Fiery Squirrel vs Smoke-colored Pewee

Sciurus flammifer compared with Contopus fumigatus

Key Differences

• Fiery Squirrel is Data Deficient while Smoke-colored Pewee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fiery Squirrel	Smoke-colored Pewee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Tyrannidae
Genus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Contopus
Species	Sciurus flammifer	Contopus fumigatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Fiery Squirrel and Smoke-colored Pewee share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Fiery Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Smoke-colored Pewee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fiery Squirrel	Smoke-colored Pewee
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.

Smoke-colored Pewee

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Smoke-colored Pewee

Smoke-colored Pewee (Contopus fumigatus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇻🇪 Venezuela