Mexican Fox Squirrel vs Stinging Tree

Sciurus nayaritensis compared with Dendrocnide peltata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mexican Fox Squirrel	Stinging Tree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Urticaceae
Genus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Dendrocnide
Species	Sciurus nayaritensis	Dendrocnide peltata

Conservation Status

Mexican Fox Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Stinging Tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mexican Fox Squirrel	Stinging Tree
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mexican Fox Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stinging Tree

Habitat

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