Figleaf gourd vs Mexican Ground Squirrel

Cucurbita ficifolia compared with Ictidomys mexicanus

Key Differences

• Figleaf gourd is Not Evaluated while Mexican Ground Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Figleaf gourd	Mexican Ground Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cucurbitaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Cucurbita	Ictidomys
Species	Cucurbita ficifolia	Ictidomys mexicanus

Conservation Status

Figleaf gourd

NE — Not Evaluated

Mexican Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Figleaf gourd	Mexican Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Figleaf gourd

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

Mexican Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.