Arrowleaf butterfly pea vs Mexican Ground Squirrel

Centrosema sagittatum compared with Ictidomys mexicanus

Key Differences

• Arrowleaf butterfly pea is Not Evaluated while Mexican Ground Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arrowleaf butterfly pea	Mexican Ground Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Fabaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Centrosema	Ictidomys
Species	Centrosema sagittatum	Ictidomys mexicanus

Conservation Status

Arrowleaf butterfly pea

NE — Not Evaluated

Mexican Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arrowleaf butterfly pea	Mexican Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arrowleaf butterfly pea

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and United States.

Mexican Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Arrowleaf butterfly pea

The Arrowleaf butterfly pea, Centrosema sagittatum, is a species. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.