Fiery Squirrel vs Northern Emerald

Sciurus flammifer compared with Somatochlora arctica

Key Differences

• Fiery Squirrel is Data Deficient while Northern Emerald is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fiery Squirrel	Northern Emerald
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Insecta (昆蟲綱)
Order	Rodentia (啮齿目)	Odonata (蜻蜓目)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Corduliidae
Genus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Somatochlora
Species	Sciurus flammifer	Somatochlora arctica

Evolutionary Relationship

Fiery Squirrel and Northern Emerald share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (动物界)

Conservation Status

Fiery Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Northern Emerald

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fiery Squirrel	Northern Emerald
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 Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Ukraine. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Northern Emerald

Northern Emerald（Somatochlora arctica，北方绿蜻蜓）在IUCN红色名录中被列为濒危（EN）。在野外面临高度灭绝风险，种群大幅下降，生存受到持续威胁。