Black-rumped Flameback vs Mexican Ground Squirrel

Dinopium benghalense compared with Ictidomys mexicanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-rumped Flameback	Mexican Ground Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Piciformes (Piciformes)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Picidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Dinopium	Ictidomys
Species	Dinopium benghalense	Ictidomys mexicanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-rumped Flameback and Mexican Ground Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Black-rumped Flameback

LC — Least Concern

Mexican Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-rumped Flameback	Mexican Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-rumped Flameback

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

Mexican Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black-rumped Flameback

The Black-rumped Flameback (Dinopium benghalense) is a species in the genus Dinopium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.