Joly’s Snouted Treefrog vs Mexican Ground Squirrel

Scinax jolyi compared with Ictidomys mexicanus

Key Differences

• Joly’s Snouted Treefrog is Data Deficient while Mexican Ground Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Joly’s Snouted Treefrog	Mexican Ground Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Hylidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Scinax	Ictidomys
Species	Scinax jolyi	Ictidomys mexicanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Joly’s Snouted Treefrog and Mexican Ground Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Joly’s Snouted Treefrog

DD — Data Deficient

Mexican Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Joly’s Snouted Treefrog	Mexican Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Joly’s Snouted Treefrog

Habitat

Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

Mexican Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.