Mexican Fox Squirrel vs Smooth Winterberry

Sciurus nayaritensis compared with Ilex laevigata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mexican Fox Squirrel	Smooth Winterberry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Aquifoliales (Aquifoliales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Aquifoliaceae
Genus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Ilex
Species	Sciurus nayaritensis	Ilex laevigata

Conservation Status

Mexican Fox Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Smooth Winterberry

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mexican Fox Squirrel	Smooth Winterberry
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mexican Fox Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Smooth Winterberry

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.