Fiery Squirrel vs yellow broomrape

Sciurus flammifer compared with Orobanche lutea

Key Differences

• Fiery Squirrel is Data Deficient while yellow broomrape is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fiery Squirrel	yellow broomrape
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Orobanchaceae
Genus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Orobanche
Species	Sciurus flammifer	Orobanche lutea

Conservation Status

Fiery Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

yellow broomrape

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fiery Squirrel	yellow broomrape
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.

yellow broomrape

Habitat

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