Elbowbush vs Mexican Fox Squirrel

Forestiera angustifolia compared with Sciurus nayaritensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elbowbush	Mexican Fox Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Oleaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Forestiera	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Forestiera angustifolia	Sciurus nayaritensis

Conservation Status

Elbowbush

LC — Least Concern

Mexican Fox Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elbowbush	Mexican Fox Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elbowbush

Habitat

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

Mexican Fox Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.