Mexican Fox Squirrel vs Peters' Duiker

Sciurus nayaritensis compared with Cephalophus callipygus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mexican Fox Squirrel	Peters' Duiker
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)	Cephalophus
Species	Sciurus nayaritensis	Cephalophus callipygus

Evolutionary Relationship

Mexican Fox Squirrel and Peters' Duiker share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Mexican Fox Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Peters' Duiker

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mexican Fox Squirrel	Peters' Duiker
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mexican Fox Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Peters' Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.