Chestnut-shouldered Goshawk vs Mexican Ground Squirrel

Erythrotriorchis buergersi compared with Ictidomys mexicanus

Key Differences

• Chestnut-shouldered Goshawk is Data Deficient while Mexican Ground Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-shouldered Goshawk	Mexican Ground Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Erythrotriorchis	Ictidomys
Species	Erythrotriorchis buergersi	Ictidomys mexicanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut-shouldered Goshawk and Mexican Ground Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Chestnut-shouldered Goshawk

DD — Data Deficient

Mexican Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-shouldered Goshawk	Mexican Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut-shouldered Goshawk

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

Mexican Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chestnut-shouldered Goshawk

The Chestnut-shouldered Goshawk (Erythrotriorchis buergersi) is a species in the genus Erythrotriorchis. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.