Mexican Fox Squirrel vs Pencil Cedar

Sciurus nayaritensis compared with Polyscias murrayi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mexican Fox Squirrel	Pencil Cedar
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Apiales (Apiales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Araliaceae
Genus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Polyscias
Species	Sciurus nayaritensis	Polyscias murrayi

Conservation Status

Mexican Fox Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Pencil Cedar

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mexican Fox Squirrel	Pencil Cedar
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mexican Fox Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pencil Cedar

Habitat

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