Green Emerald Damselfly vs Mexican Ground Squirrel

Chalcolestes viridis compared with Ictidomys mexicanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Green Emerald Damselfly	Mexican Ground Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Lestidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Chalcolestes	Ictidomys
Species	Chalcolestes viridis	Ictidomys mexicanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Green Emerald Damselfly and Mexican Ground Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Green Emerald Damselfly

LC — Least Concern

Mexican Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Green Emerald Damselfly	Mexican Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Green Emerald Damselfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Denmark.

Mexican Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.