Devil'S Shoestring vs Mexican Fox Squirrel

Polygonum erectum compared with Sciurus nayaritensis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil'S Shoestring	Mexican Fox Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Polygonaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Polygonum	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Polygonum erectum	Sciurus nayaritensis

Conservation Status

Devil'S Shoestring

NE — Not Evaluated

Mexican Fox Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil'S Shoestring

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Sweden, and United States.

Mexican Fox Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.