Mexican Ground Squirrel vs Narrow swordfern

Ictidomys mexicanus compared with Nephrolepis cordifolia

Key Differences

• Mexican Ground Squirrel is Least Concern while Narrow swordfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mexican Ground Squirrel	Narrow swordfern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Nephrolepidaceae
Genus	Ictidomys	Nephrolepis
Species	Ictidomys mexicanus	Nephrolepis cordifolia

Conservation Status

Mexican Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Narrow swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mexican Ground Squirrel	Narrow swordfern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mexican Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Narrow swordfern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Italy, Portugal, Sweden), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).