House fly vs Mexican Ground Squirrel

Hydrotaea aenescens compared with Ictidomys mexicanus

Key Differences

• House fly is Not Evaluated while Mexican Ground Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	House fly	Mexican Ground Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Muscidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Hydrotaea	Ictidomys
Species	Hydrotaea aenescens	Ictidomys mexicanus

Evolutionary Relationship

House fly and Mexican Ground Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

House fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Mexican Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	House fly	Mexican Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

House fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (17 countries) and North America (United States).

Mexican Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.