Kola nut vs Mexican Fox Squirrel

Cola nitida compared with Sciurus nayaritensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kola nut	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	Cola	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Cola nitida	Sciurus nayaritensis

Conservation Status

Kola nut

LC — Least Concern

Mexican Fox Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Kola nut	Mexican Fox Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Kola nut

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Burkina Faso, Guinea, India, and Seychelles.

Mexican Fox Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.