Flame Chanterelle vs Mexican Fox Squirrel

Craterellus ignicolor compared with Sciurus nayaritensis

Key Differences

• Flame Chanterelle is Not Evaluated while Mexican Fox Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flame Chanterelle	Mexican Fox Squirrel
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cantharellales (Cantharellales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Hydnaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Craterellus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Craterellus ignicolor	Sciurus nayaritensis

Conservation Status

Flame Chanterelle

NE — Not Evaluated

Mexican Fox Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flame Chanterelle	Mexican Fox Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flame Chanterelle

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

Mexican Fox Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.