Mexican Ground Squirrel vs pale moonwort

Ictidomys mexicanus compared with Botrychium pallidum

Key Differences

• Mexican Ground Squirrel is Least Concern while pale moonwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mexican Ground Squirrel	pale moonwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Ictidomys	Botrychium
Species	Ictidomys mexicanus	Botrychium pallidum

Conservation Status

Mexican Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

pale moonwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mexican Ground Squirrel	pale moonwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mexican Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

pale moonwort

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.