Mexican Fox Squirrel vs Poison Sumac

Sciurus nayaritensis compared with Toxicodendron vernix

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mexican Fox Squirrel	Poison Sumac
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Anacardiaceae
Genus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Toxicodendron
Species	Sciurus nayaritensis	Toxicodendron vernix

Conservation Status

Mexican Fox Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Poison Sumac

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mexican Fox Squirrel	Poison Sumac
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mexican Fox Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Poison Sumac

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.