Curran’s Pitogo vs Mexican Ground Squirrel

Cycas curranii compared with Ictidomys mexicanus

Key Differences

• Curran’s Pitogo is Critically Endangered while Mexican Ground Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Curran’s Pitogo	Mexican Ground Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cycadales (Cycadales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cycadaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Cycas	Ictidomys
Species	Cycas curranii	Ictidomys mexicanus

Conservation Status

Curran’s Pitogo

CR — Critically Endangered

Mexican Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Curran’s Pitogo	Mexican Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Curran’s Pitogo

Mexican Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.