Mexican Fox Squirrel vs Thicket Bean

Sciurus nayaritensis compared with Phaseolus polystachios

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mexican Fox Squirrel	Thicket Bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Fabaceae
Genus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Phaseolus
Species	Sciurus nayaritensis	Phaseolus polystachios

Conservation Status

Mexican Fox Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Thicket Bean

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mexican Fox Squirrel	Thicket Bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mexican Fox Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thicket Bean

Habitat

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