Mexican Fox Squirrel vs Oakes' Pondweed

Sciurus nayaritensis compared with Potamogeton oakesianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mexican Fox Squirrel	Oakes' Pondweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Potamogetonaceae
Genus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Potamogeton
Species	Sciurus nayaritensis	Potamogeton oakesianus

Conservation Status

Mexican Fox Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Oakes' Pondweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mexican Fox Squirrel	Oakes' Pondweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mexican Fox Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Oakes' Pondweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, Norway, and United States.