Fringed Cup vs Mexican Fox Squirrel

Encoelia fimbriata compared with Sciurus nayaritensis

Key Differences

• Fringed Cup is Not Evaluated while Mexican Fox Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fringed Cup	Mexican Fox Squirrel
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Helotiales (Helotiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cenangiaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Encoelia	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Encoelia fimbriata	Sciurus nayaritensis

Conservation Status

Fringed Cup

NE — Not Evaluated

Mexican Fox Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fringed Cup	Mexican Fox Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fringed Cup

Mexican Fox Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.