blinks vs Mexican Ground Squirrel

Montia fontana compared with Ictidomys mexicanus

Key Differences

• blinks is Not Evaluated while Mexican Ground Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	blinks	Mexican Ground Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Montiaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Montia	Ictidomys
Species	Montia fontana	Ictidomys mexicanus

Conservation Status

blinks

NE — Not Evaluated

Mexican Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	blinks	Mexican Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

blinks

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada), and South America (Colombia).

Mexican Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

blinks

The Blinks (Montia fontana) is a species in the genus Montia. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.