Forest Ironplum vs Mexican Fox Squirrel

Drypetes gerrardii compared with Sciurus nayaritensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forest Ironplum	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	Putranjivaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Drypetes	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Drypetes gerrardii	Sciurus nayaritensis

Conservation Status

Forest Ironplum

LC — Least Concern

Mexican Fox Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forest Ironplum	Mexican Fox Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Forest Ironplum

Habitat

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

Mexican Fox Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.