Leafless Ballart vs Mexican Fox Squirrel

Exocarpos aphyllus compared with Sciurus nayaritensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Leafless Ballart	Mexican Fox Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Santalales (Santalales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Santalaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Exocarpos	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Exocarpos aphyllus	Sciurus nayaritensis

Conservation Status

Leafless Ballart

LC — Least Concern

Mexican Fox Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Leafless Ballart	Mexican Fox Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Leafless Ballart

Habitat

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

Mexican Fox Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.