Mexican Fox Squirrel vs Variable Chafer

Sciurus nayaritensis compared with Gnorimus variabilis

Key Differences

• Mexican Fox Squirrel is Least Concern while Variable Chafer is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mexican Fox Squirrel	Variable Chafer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Scarabaeidae
Genus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Gnorimus
Species	Sciurus nayaritensis	Gnorimus variabilis

Evolutionary Relationship

Mexican Fox Squirrel and Variable Chafer share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Mexican Fox Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Variable Chafer

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mexican Fox Squirrel	Variable Chafer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mexican Fox Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Variable Chafer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland.