Asiatic apple vs Mexican Fox Squirrel

Malus spectabilis compared with Sciurus nayaritensis

Key Differences

• Asiatic apple is Data Deficient while Mexican Fox Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic apple	Mexican Fox Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Malus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Malus spectabilis	Sciurus nayaritensis

Conservation Status

Asiatic apple

DD — Data Deficient

Mexican Fox Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic apple	Mexican Fox Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic apple

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.

Mexican Fox Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Asiatic apple

The Asiatic apple (Malus spectabilis) is a species in the genus Malus. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Found in United States.