Lined round stingray vs Mexican Ground Squirrel

Urotrygon rogersi compared with Ictidomys mexicanus

Key Differences

• Lined round stingray is Near Threatened while Mexican Ground Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lined round stingray	Mexican Ground Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Urotrygonidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Urotrygon	Ictidomys
Species	Urotrygon rogersi	Ictidomys mexicanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Lined round stingray and Mexican Ground Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Lined round stingray

NT — Near Threatened

Mexican Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lined round stingray	Mexican Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lined round stingray

Mexican Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.