Maui's paddle vs Mexican Ground Squirrel

Elaphoglossum crassicaule compared with Ictidomys mexicanus

Key Differences

• Maui's paddle is Endangered while Mexican Ground Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Maui's paddle	Mexican Ground Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Dryopteridaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Elaphoglossum	Ictidomys
Species	Elaphoglossum crassicaule	Ictidomys mexicanus

Conservation Status

Maui's paddle

EN — Endangered

Mexican Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Maui's paddle	Mexican Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Maui's paddle

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Mexican Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.