Devil'S Dipstick vs Mexican Fox Squirrel

Mutinus elegans compared with Sciurus nayaritensis

Key Differences

• Devil'S Dipstick is Not Evaluated while Mexican Fox Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil'S Dipstick	Mexican Fox Squirrel
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Phallales (Phallales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Phallaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Mutinus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Mutinus elegans	Sciurus nayaritensis

Conservation Status

Devil'S Dipstick

NE — Not Evaluated

Mexican Fox Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil'S Dipstick	Mexican Fox Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil'S Dipstick

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Mexican Fox Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.