basin wild rye vs Mexican Ground Squirrel

Leymus cinereus compared with Ictidomys mexicanus

Key Differences

• basin wild rye is Not Evaluated while Mexican Ground Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	basin wild rye	Mexican Ground Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Leymus	Ictidomys
Species	Leymus cinereus	Ictidomys mexicanus

Conservation Status

basin wild rye

NE — Not Evaluated

Mexican Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	basin wild rye	Mexican Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

basin wild rye

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Canada.

Mexican Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

basin wild rye

The Basin wild rye (Leymus cinereus) is a species in the genus Leymus. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes. Its range includes Canada. Its conservation status has not been formally evaluated by the IUCN.