Mantled Baskettail vs Mexican Ground Squirrel

Epitheca semiaquea compared with Ictidomys mexicanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mantled Baskettail	Mexican Ground Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Corduliidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Epitheca	Ictidomys
Species	Epitheca semiaquea	Ictidomys mexicanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Mantled Baskettail and Mexican Ground Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Mantled Baskettail

LC — Least Concern

Mexican Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mantled Baskettail	Mexican Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mantled Baskettail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Mexican Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.