Blackish Antbird vs Mexican Ground Squirrel

Cercomacra nigrescens compared with Ictidomys mexicanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackish Antbird	Mexican Ground Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Thamnophilidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Cercomacra	Ictidomys
Species	Cercomacra nigrescens	Ictidomys mexicanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Blackish Antbird and Mexican Ground Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Blackish Antbird

LC — Least Concern

Mexican Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackish Antbird	Mexican Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blackish Antbird

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Colombia.

Mexican Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blackish Antbird

The Blackish Antbird (Cercomacra nigrescens) is a species in the genus Cercomacra. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.