Mexican Fox Squirrel vs Painted Suillus

Sciurus nayaritensis compared with Suillus spraguei

Key Differences

• Mexican Fox Squirrel is Least Concern while Painted Suillus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mexican Fox Squirrel	Painted Suillus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Suillaceae
Genus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Suillus
Species	Sciurus nayaritensis	Suillus spraguei

Conservation Status

Mexican Fox Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Painted Suillus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mexican Fox Squirrel	Painted Suillus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mexican Fox Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Painted Suillus

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Taiwan and United States.