Hazel sterculia vs Mexican Fox Squirrel

Sterculia foetida compared with Sciurus nayaritensis

Key Differences

• Hazel sterculia is Not Evaluated while Mexican Fox Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hazel sterculia	Mexican Fox Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Malvaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Sterculia	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Sterculia foetida	Sciurus nayaritensis

Conservation Status

Hazel sterculia

NE — Not Evaluated

Mexican Fox Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hazel sterculia	Mexican Fox Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hazel sterculia

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Cuba, Taiwan, and United States.

Mexican Fox Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.