Mexican Fox Squirrel vs pill sedge

Sciurus nayaritensis compared with Carex pilulifera

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mexican Fox Squirrel	pill sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Cyperaceae
Genus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Carex
Species	Sciurus nayaritensis	Carex pilulifera

Conservation Status

Mexican Fox Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

pill sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mexican Fox Squirrel	pill sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mexican Fox Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

pill sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).