Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain vs Mexican Ground Squirrel

Heteranthera dubia compared with Ictidomys mexicanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain	Mexican Ground Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Commelinales (Commelinales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Pontederiaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Heteranthera	Ictidomys
Species	Heteranthera dubia	Ictidomys mexicanus

Conservation Status

Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain

LC — Least Concern

Mexican Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain	Mexican Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Mexican Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.