Fiery squirrel

Fiery squirrel
Conservation status
Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Sciuridae
Genus:	Sciurus
Subgenus:	Hadrosciurus
Species:	S. flammifer
Binomial name
*Sciurus flammifer* Thomas, 1904

The fiery squirrel (Sciurus flammifer) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is endemic to Venezuela.

References

↑ Amori, G.; Koprowski, J. & Roth, L. (2008). "Sciurus flammifer". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2008. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 6 January 2009.

Thorington, R. W. and R. S. Hoffmann. 2005. Family Sciuridae. pp 754–818 in Mammal Species of the World A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.

Extant species of family Sciuridae (subfamily Sciurinae, Sciurini tribe)

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Rodentia Suborder: Sciuromorpha

Microsciurus (Dwarf squirrels)	Central American Dwarf Squirrel (Microsciurus alfari) Western Dwarf Squirrel (Microsciurus mimulus) Amazon Dwarf Squirrel (Microsciurus flaviventer) Santander Dwarf Squirrel (Microsciurus santanderensis)

Rheithrosciurus	Tufted Ground Squirrel (Rheithrosciurus macrotis)

Sciurus	Subgenus Tenes Caucasian Squirrel (Sciurus anomalus) Subgenus Sciurus Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) Japanese Squirrel (Sciurus lis) Eastern Gray Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) Mexican Gray Squirrel (Sciurus aureogaster) Collie's Squirrel (Sciurus colliaei) Yucatan Squirrel (Sciurus yucatanensis) Variegated Squirrel (Sciurus variegatoides) Deppe's Squirrel (Sciurus deppei) Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger) Peters's Squirrel (Sciurus oculatus) Allen's Squirrel (Sciurus alleni) Mexican Fox Squirrel (Sciurus nayaritensis) Arizona Gray Squirrel (Sciurus arizonensis) Subgenus Hesperosciurus Western Gray Squirrel (Sciurus griseus) Subgenus Otosciurus Abert's Squirrel (Sciurus aberti) Subgenus Guerlinguetus Red-tailed Squirrel (Sciurus granatensis) Richmond's Squirrel (Sciurus richmondi) Brazilian Squirrel (Sciurus aestuans) Yellow-throated Squirrel (Sciurus gilvigularis) Bolivian Squirrel (Sciurus ignitus) Atlantic Forest Squirrel (Sciurus ingrami) Andean Squirrel (Sciurus pucheranii) Guayaquil Squirrel (Sciurus stramineus) Sanborn's Squirrel (Sciurus sanborni) South Yungas Red Squirrel (Sciurus argentinius) Subgenus Hadrosciurus Fiery Squirrel (Sciurus flammifer) Junín Red Squirrel (Sciurus pyrrhinus) Subgenus Urosciurus Northern Amazon Red Squirrel (Sciurus igniventris) Southern Amazon Red Squirrel (Sciurus spadiceus)

Syntheosciurus	Bangs's Mountain Squirrel (Syntheosciurus brochus)

Tamiasciurus (Pine squirrels)	Douglas Squirrel (Tamiasciurus douglasii) American Red Squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus)

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