Goatgrass vs Mexican Fox Squirrel

Aegilops peregrina compared with Sciurus nayaritensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Goatgrass	Mexican Fox Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Aegilops	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Aegilops peregrina	Sciurus nayaritensis

Conservation Status

Goatgrass

LC — Least Concern

Mexican Fox Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Goatgrass	Mexican Fox Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Goatgrass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Mexican Fox Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.