Cottonwood vs Mexican Fox Squirrel

Populus fremontii compared with Sciurus nayaritensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cottonwood	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	Salicaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Populus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Populus fremontii	Sciurus nayaritensis

Conservation Status

Cottonwood

LC — Least Concern

Mexican Fox Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cottonwood

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.

Mexican Fox Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.