Mastic Thyme vs Mexican Fox Squirrel

Thymus mastichina compared with Sciurus nayaritensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mastic Thyme	Mexican Fox Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Lamiaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Thymus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Thymus mastichina	Sciurus nayaritensis

Conservation Status

Mastic Thyme

LC — Least Concern

Mexican Fox Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mastic Thyme	Mexican Fox Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mastic Thyme

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.