May River Red vs Mexican Ground Squirrel

Dendrobium lasianthera compared with Ictidomys mexicanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	May River Red	Mexican Ground 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	Ictidomys
Species	Dendrobium lasianthera	Ictidomys mexicanus

Conservation Status

May River Red

LC — Least Concern

Mexican Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	May River Red	Mexican Ground 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 Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.