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Fiery squirrel

Sciurus flammifer Thomas, 1904

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The fiery squirrel (Sciurus flammifer) is a species in the family Sciuridae, order Rodentia. Recorded adults weigh about 4.29 kg. Its IUCN Red List status is Data Deficient.

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Quick facts about the fiery squirrel

Weight
4.29 kgsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Herbivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Active
By day (diurnal)src for Active
Lifestyle
Arborealsrc for Lifestyle
Conservation status
Data Deficient (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the fiery squirrel live?

Not recorded

What is the fiery squirrel?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The fiery squirrel (Sciurus flammifer) is a rodent in the family Sciuridae. The taxon is endemic to the area south of the Orinoco River in the state of Bolívar, Venezuela.

From the Wikipedia article “Fiery squirrel” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fiery_squirrel&oldid=1357207478), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the fiery squirrel endangered?

The fiery squirrel is listed as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List: it has too little data for its risk to be assessed.

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Data Deficient species.

How is the fiery squirrel classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderRodentia
  5. familySciuridae
  6. genusSciurus
  7. SpeciesSciurus flammifer Thomas, 1904

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Relatives of the fiery squirrel

Other species in the same genus Sciurus.

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Common questions

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How big is the fiery squirrel?

An adult fiery squirrel weighs 4.29 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the fiery squirrel endangered?

The fiery squirrel is listed as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List, meaning it has too little data for its risk to be assessed.

What kind of animal is the fiery squirrel?

The fiery squirrel (Sciurus flammifer) belongs to the family Sciuridae in the order Rodentia.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

  • Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
    Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf
  • EltonTraits 1.0: species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals · CC0 1.0 · 1.0
    Wilman, H., Belmaker, J., Simpson, J., de la Rosa, C., Rivadeneira, M.M. & Jetz, W. (2014) EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95: 2027. https://doi.org/10.1890/13-1917.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3559887.v1
  • Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
    Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service).
  • Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
    Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org (text under CC BY-SA 4.0; each block names its article and revision).
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BibTeX
@misc{fiery_squirrel_2026,
  title = {Fiery squirrel (Sciurus flammifer)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/fiery-squirrel},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}