Floating Bur-Reed vs Mexican Ground Squirrel

Sparganium fluctuans compared with Ictidomys mexicanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Floating Bur-Reed	Mexican Ground Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Typhaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Sparganium	Ictidomys
Species	Sparganium fluctuans	Ictidomys mexicanus

Conservation Status

Floating Bur-Reed

LC — Least Concern

Mexican Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Floating Bur-Reed	Mexican Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Floating Bur-Reed

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Mexican Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.