Mexican Fox Squirrel vs Mountain Cherry

Sciurus nayaritensis compared with Prunus prostrata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mexican Fox Squirrel	Mountain Cherry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Prunus (Cherries & Plums)
Species	Sciurus nayaritensis	Prunus prostrata

Conservation Status

Mexican Fox Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Cherry

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mexican Fox Squirrel	Mountain Cherry
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mexican Fox Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Cherry

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.