Mexican Fox Squirrel vs Mountain Goat

Sciurus nayaritensis compared with Oreamnos americanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mexican Fox Squirrel	Mountain Goat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Oreamnos
Species	Sciurus nayaritensis	Oreamnos americanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Mexican Fox Squirrel and Mountain Goat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Mexican Fox Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mexican Fox Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Goat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.