crested arrowhead vs Mexican Ground Squirrel

Sagittaria cristata compared with Ictidomys mexicanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	crested arrowhead	Mexican Ground 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	Ictidomys
Species	Sagittaria cristata	Ictidomys mexicanus

Conservation Status

crested arrowhead

LC — Least Concern

Mexican Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	crested arrowhead	Mexican Ground 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 Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.