large ear vs Mexican Ground Squirrel

Amphipoea lucens compared with Ictidomys mexicanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	large ear	Mexican Ground Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Noctuidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Amphipoea	Ictidomys
Species	Amphipoea lucens	Ictidomys mexicanus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

large ear

LC — Least Concern

Mexican Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	large ear	Mexican Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

large ear

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Mexican Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.