Mexican Fox Squirrel vs Winged Currant

Sciurus nayaritensis compared with Searsia pterota

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mexican Fox Squirrel	Winged Currant
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Anacardiaceae
Genus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Searsia
Species	Sciurus nayaritensis	Searsia pterota

Conservation Status

Mexican Fox Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Winged Currant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mexican Fox Squirrel	Winged Currant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mexican Fox Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Winged Currant

Habitat

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