crested arrowhead vs Mexican Fox Squirrel

Sagittaria cristata compared with Sciurus nayaritensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	crested arrowhead	Mexican Fox Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Alismataceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Sagittaria	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Sagittaria cristata	Sciurus nayaritensis

Conservation Status

crested arrowhead

LC — Least Concern

Mexican Fox Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	crested arrowhead	Mexican Fox Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

crested arrowhead

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

Mexican Fox Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.