long-necked nodding moss vs Mexican Ground Squirrel

Pohlia longicolla compared with Ictidomys mexicanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	long-necked nodding moss	Mexican Ground Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Bryophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Bryales (Bryales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Mniaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Pohlia	Ictidomys
Species	Pohlia longicolla	Ictidomys mexicanus

Conservation Status

long-necked nodding moss

LC — Least Concern

Mexican Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	long-necked nodding moss	Mexican Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

long-necked nodding moss

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Mexican Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.