Black oats vs Mexican Ground Squirrel

Avena strigosa compared with Ictidomys mexicanus

Key Differences

• Black oats is Extinct while Mexican Ground Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black oats	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	Avena	Ictidomys
Species	Avena strigosa	Ictidomys mexicanus

Conservation Status

Black oats

EX — Extinct

Mexican Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black oats	Mexican Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black oats

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (20 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

Mexican Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black oats

The Black oats (Avena strigosa) is a species in the genus Avena. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.