Mexican Fox Squirrel vs Year Bean

Sciurus nayaritensis compared with Phaseolus dumosus

Key Differences

• Mexican Fox Squirrel is Least Concern while Year Bean is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mexican Fox Squirrel	Year 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 dumosus

Conservation Status

Mexican Fox Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Year Bean

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mexican Fox Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Year Bean

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Colombia.