Emerald-bellied Puffleg vs Mexican Fox Squirrel

Eriocnemis aline compared with Sciurus nayaritensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Emerald-bellied Puffleg	Mexican Fox Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Trochilidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Eriocnemis	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Eriocnemis aline	Sciurus nayaritensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Emerald-bellied Puffleg and Mexican Fox Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Emerald-bellied Puffleg

LC — Least Concern

Mexican Fox Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Emerald-bellied Puffleg	Mexican Fox Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Emerald-bellied Puffleg

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Mexican Fox Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.