May River Red vs Mexican Fox Squirrel

Dendrobium lasianthera compared with Sciurus nayaritensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	May River Red	Mexican Fox Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Orchidaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Dendrobium	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Dendrobium lasianthera	Sciurus nayaritensis

Conservation Status

May River Red

LC — Least Concern

Mexican Fox Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	May River Red	Mexican Fox Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

May River Red

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Mexican Fox Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.