Mexican Ground Squirrel vs negrohead

Ictidomys mexicanus compared with Annona purpurea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mexican Ground Squirrel	negrohead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Annonaceae
Genus	Ictidomys	Annona
Species	Ictidomys mexicanus	Annona purpurea

Conservation Status

Mexican Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

negrohead

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mexican Ground Squirrel	negrohead
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mexican Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

negrohead

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Colombia.