black-bindweed vs Mexican Ground Squirrel

Dioscorea communis compared with Ictidomys mexicanus

Key Differences

  • black-bindweed is Not Evaluated while Mexican Ground Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank black-bindweed Mexican Ground Squirrel
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Liliopsida (Monocots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales) Rodentia (Rodents)
Family Dioscoreaceae Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus Dioscorea Ictidomys
Species Dioscorea communis Ictidomys mexicanus

Conservation Status

black-bindweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Mexican Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute black-bindweed Mexican Ground Squirrel
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

black-bindweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Portugal and Sweden.

Mexican Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

black-bindweed

The Black-bindweed (Dioscorea communis) is a species in the genus Dioscorea. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Mexican Ground Squirrel

No description available.

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