chestnut-leaf oak vs Mexican Ground Squirrel

Quercus castaneifolia compared with Ictidomys mexicanus

Key Differences

• chestnut-leaf oak is Near Threatened while Mexican Ground Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chestnut-leaf oak	Mexican Ground Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Fagaceae (Beech Family)	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Quercus (Oaks)	Ictidomys
Species	Quercus castaneifolia	Ictidomys mexicanus

Conservation Status

chestnut-leaf oak

NT — Near Threatened

Mexican Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	chestnut-leaf oak	Mexican Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

chestnut-leaf oak

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Brazil. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Mexican Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

chestnut-leaf oak

The chestnut-leaf oak (Quercus castaneifolia) is a species in the genus Quercus. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.