Blake'S Aster vs Mexican Fox Squirrel

Oclemena blakei compared with Sciurus nayaritensis

Key Differences

• Blake'S Aster is Extinct while Mexican Fox Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blake'S Aster	Mexican Fox Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Oclemena	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Oclemena blakei	Sciurus nayaritensis

Conservation Status

Blake'S Aster

EX — Extinct

Mexican Fox Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blake'S Aster	Mexican Fox Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blake'S Aster

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Mexican Fox Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blake'S Aster

The Blake'S Aster (Oclemena blakei) is a species in the genus Oclemena. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.