chilte vs Mexican Fox Squirrel

Cnidoscolus elasticus compared with Sciurus nayaritensis

Key Differences

• chilte is Vulnerable while Mexican Fox Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chilte	Mexican Fox Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Cnidoscolus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Cnidoscolus elasticus	Sciurus nayaritensis

Conservation Status

chilte

VU — Vulnerable

Mexican Fox Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	chilte	Mexican Fox Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

chilte

Habitat

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

Mexican Fox Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

chilte

The chilte (Cnidoscolus elasticus) is a species in the genus Cnidoscolus. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.