Giant Cola vs Mexican Ground Squirrel

Cola gigantea compared with Ictidomys mexicanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Cola	Mexican Ground Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Malvaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Cola	Ictidomys
Species	Cola gigantea	Ictidomys mexicanus

Conservation Status

Giant Cola

LC — Least Concern

Mexican Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Cola	Mexican Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Giant Cola

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea.

Mexican Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.