Dover Shade vs Mexican Fox Squirrel

Cnephasia genitalana compared with Sciurus nayaritensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dover Shade	Mexican Fox Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Tortricidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Cnephasia	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Cnephasia genitalana	Sciurus nayaritensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Dover Shade and Mexican Fox Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dover Shade

LC — Least Concern

Mexican Fox Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dover Shade	Mexican Fox Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dover Shade

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Mexican Fox Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.