big laucha vs Mexican Fox Squirrel

Calomys callosus compared with Sciurus nayaritensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	big laucha	Mexican Fox Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cricetidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Calomys	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Calomys callosus	Sciurus nayaritensis

Evolutionary Relationship

big laucha and Mexican Fox Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

big laucha

LC — Least Concern

Mexican Fox Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	big laucha	Mexican Fox Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

big laucha

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mexican Fox Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

big laucha

The Big laucha (Calomys callosus) is a species in the genus Calomys. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.