Fringed Cup vs Mexican prairie dog

Encoelia fimbriata compared with Cynomys mexicanus

Key Differences

• Fringed Cup is Not Evaluated while Mexican prairie dog is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fringed Cup	Mexican prairie dog
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	Cynomys
Species	Encoelia fimbriata	Cynomys mexicanus

Conservation Status

Fringed Cup

NE — Not Evaluated

Mexican prairie dog

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fringed Cup	Mexican prairie dog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fringed Cup

Mexican prairie dog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.