Alpine Violet vs Mexican Fox Squirrel

Viola labradorica compared with Sciurus nayaritensis

Key Differences

• Alpine Violet is Not Evaluated while Mexican Fox Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Violet	Mexican Fox Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Violaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Viola	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Viola labradorica	Sciurus nayaritensis

Conservation Status

Alpine Violet

NE — Not Evaluated

Mexican Fox Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Violet	Mexican Fox Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Violet

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, Norway, and United States.

Mexican Fox Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Alpine Violet

The Alpine Violet (Viola labradorica) is a species in the genus Viola. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Distributed across Canada, France, Norway, and United States.