Mexican Fox Squirrel vs Paint Trillium

Sciurus nayaritensis compared with Trillium undulatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mexican Fox Squirrel	Paint Trillium
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Melanthiaceae
Genus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Trillium
Species	Sciurus nayaritensis	Trillium undulatum

Conservation Status

Mexican Fox Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Paint Trillium

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mexican Fox Squirrel	Paint Trillium
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mexican Fox Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Paint Trillium

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.