Long Tom Widow vs Mexican Ground Squirrel

Dingana angusta compared with Ictidomys mexicanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long Tom Widow	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	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Dingana	Ictidomys
Species	Dingana angusta	Ictidomys mexicanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Long Tom Widow and Mexican Ground Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Long Tom Widow

LC — Least Concern

Mexican Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long Tom Widow	Mexican Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long Tom Widow

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Mexican Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.