Barbicou-bean vs Mexican Fox Squirrel

Canavalia brasiliensis compared with Sciurus nayaritensis

Key Differences

• Barbicou-bean is Not Evaluated while Mexican Fox Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barbicou-bean	Mexican Fox 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	Canavalia	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Canavalia brasiliensis	Sciurus nayaritensis

Conservation Status

Barbicou-bean

NE — Not Evaluated

Mexican Fox Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barbicou-bean	Mexican Fox Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barbicou-bean

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

Mexican Fox Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Barbicou-bean

The Barbicou-bean (Canavalia brasiliensis) is a species in the genus Canavalia. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.