Mexican Fox Squirrel vs Red Stinkhorn

Sciurus nayaritensis compared with Mutinus ravenelii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mexican Fox Squirrel	Red Stinkhorn
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Phallales (Phallales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Phallaceae
Genus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Mutinus
Species	Sciurus nayaritensis	Mutinus ravenelii

Conservation Status

Mexican Fox Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Red Stinkhorn

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mexican Fox Squirrel	Red Stinkhorn
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mexican Fox Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Stinkhorn

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (13 countries) and North America (United States).