austral cone vs Mexican Fox Squirrel

Conus australis compared with Sciurus nayaritensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	austral cone	Mexican Fox Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Neogastropoda (Neogastropoda)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Conidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Conus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Conus australis	Sciurus nayaritensis

Evolutionary Relationship

austral cone and Mexican Fox Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

austral cone

LC — Least Concern

Mexican Fox Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	austral cone	Mexican Fox Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

austral cone

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Mexican Fox Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

austral cone

The Austral cone (Conus australis) is a species in the genus Conus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.