arrowroot vs Fiery Squirrel

Thalia geniculata compared with Sciurus flammifer

Key Differences

• arrowroot is Least Concern while Fiery Squirrel is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arrowroot	Fiery Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Thaliacea (Thaliacea)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Salpida (Salpida)	Rodentia (Roedores)
Family	Salpidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Thalia	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Thalia geniculata	Sciurus flammifer

Evolutionary Relationship

arrowroot and Fiery Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

arrowroot

LC — Least Concern

Fiery Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arrowroot	Fiery Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

arrowroot

Habitat

Native to Africa and Asia and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Fiery Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

arrowroot

The Arrowroot, Thalia geniculata, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Africa and Asia and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.