Hairy Snakefern vs Mexican Ground Squirrel

Microgramma piloselloides compared with Ictidomys mexicanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy Snakefern	Mexican Ground Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Polypodiaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Microgramma	Ictidomys
Species	Microgramma piloselloides	Ictidomys mexicanus

Conservation Status

Hairy Snakefern

LC — Least Concern

Mexican Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy Snakefern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

Mexican Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.