Eight-Angled Floatingheart vs Mexican Fox Squirrel

Nymphoides cordata compared with Sciurus nayaritensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eight-Angled Floatingheart	Mexican Fox Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Menyanthaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Nymphoides	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Nymphoides cordata	Sciurus nayaritensis

Conservation Status

Eight-Angled Floatingheart

LC — Least Concern

Mexican Fox Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eight-Angled Floatingheart	Mexican Fox Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eight-Angled Floatingheart

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Mexican Fox Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.