Drummond's cinquefoil vs Mexican Ground Squirrel

Potentilla drummondii compared with Ictidomys mexicanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Drummond's cinquefoil	Mexican Ground Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Potentilla	Ictidomys
Species	Potentilla drummondii	Ictidomys mexicanus

Conservation Status

Drummond's cinquefoil

LC — Least Concern

Mexican Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Drummond's cinquefoil	Mexican Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Drummond's cinquefoil

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

Mexican Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.