Large Red-belted Clearwing vs Mexican Ground Squirrel

Synanthedon culiciformis compared with Ictidomys mexicanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Red-belted Clearwing	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	Sesiidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Synanthedon	Ictidomys
Species	Synanthedon culiciformis	Ictidomys mexicanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Large Red-belted Clearwing and Mexican Ground Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Large Red-belted Clearwing

LC — Least Concern

Mexican Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Red-belted Clearwing	Mexican Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Red-belted Clearwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Mexican Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.