Gut Weed vs Mexican Ground Squirrel

Ulva intestinalis compared with Ictidomys mexicanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gut Weed	Mexican Ground Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chlorophyta (Chlorophyta)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Ulvophyceae (Ulvophyceae)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ulvales (Ulvales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Ulvaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Ulva	Ictidomys
Species	Ulva intestinalis	Ictidomys mexicanus

Conservation Status

Gut Weed

LC — Least Concern

Mexican Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gut Weed	Mexican Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gut Weed

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and Oceania, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Brazil).

Mexican Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.