Mexican Ground Squirrel vs Mexican Willow Oak

Ictidomys mexicanus compared with Quercus viminea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mexican Ground Squirrel	Mexican Willow Oak
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Fagaceae (Beech Family)
Genus	Ictidomys	Quercus (Oaks)
Species	Ictidomys mexicanus	Quercus viminea

Conservation Status

Mexican Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Mexican Willow Oak

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mexican Ground Squirrel	Mexican Willow Oak
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mexican Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mexican Willow Oak

Habitat

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