Mexican Fox Squirrel vs Stinking Dapperling

Sciurus nayaritensis compared with Lepiota cristata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mexican Fox Squirrel	Stinking Dapperling
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Lepiota
Species	Sciurus nayaritensis	Lepiota cristata

Conservation Status

Mexican Fox Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Stinking Dapperling

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mexican Fox Squirrel	Stinking Dapperling
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mexican Fox Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stinking Dapperling

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.