Dog's-tooth-violet vs Mexican Ground Squirrel

Erythronium dens-canis compared with Ictidomys mexicanus

Key Differences

• Dog's-tooth-violet is Not Evaluated while Mexican Ground Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dog's-tooth-violet	Mexican Ground Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Liliales (Liliales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Liliaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Erythronium	Ictidomys
Species	Erythronium dens-canis	Ictidomys mexicanus

Conservation Status

Dog's-tooth-violet

NE — Not Evaluated

Mexican Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dog's-tooth-violet	Mexican Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dog's-tooth-violet

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (10 countries).

Mexican Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.