bog-asphodel vs Mexican Ground Squirrel

Narthecium americanum compared with Ictidomys mexicanus

Key Differences

• bog-asphodel is Extinct while Mexican Ground Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bog-asphodel	Mexican Ground Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Nartheciaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Narthecium	Ictidomys
Species	Narthecium americanum	Ictidomys mexicanus

Conservation Status

bog-asphodel

EX — Extinct

Mexican Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bog-asphodel	Mexican Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bog-asphodel

Habitat

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

Mexican Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

bog-asphodel

The bog-asphodel (Narthecium americanum) is a species in the genus Narthecium. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List.