Mexican Fox Squirrel vs Valley redstem

Sciurus nayaritensis compared with Ammannia coccinea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mexican Fox Squirrel	Valley redstem
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Lythraceae
Genus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Ammannia
Species	Sciurus nayaritensis	Ammannia coccinea

Conservation Status

Mexican Fox Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Valley redstem

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mexican Fox Squirrel	Valley redstem
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mexican Fox Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Valley redstem

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (10 countries), North America (6 countries), and South America (Chile, Colombia).