Forest Bead-string vs Mexican Fox Squirrel

Alchornea hirtella compared with Sciurus nayaritensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forest Bead-string	Mexican Fox Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Alchornea	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Alchornea hirtella	Sciurus nayaritensis

Conservation Status

Forest Bead-string

LC — Least Concern

Mexican Fox Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forest Bead-string	Mexican Fox Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Forest Bead-string

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea.

Mexican Fox Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.