Hairy Bindweed vs Mexican Ground Squirrel

Calystegia pulchra compared with Ictidomys mexicanus

Key Differences

• Hairy Bindweed is Not Evaluated while Mexican Ground Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy Bindweed	Mexican Ground Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Calystegia	Ictidomys
Species	Calystegia pulchra	Ictidomys mexicanus

Conservation Status

Hairy Bindweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Mexican Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy Bindweed	Mexican Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy Bindweed

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (13 countries).

Mexican Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.