Mexican Ground Squirrel vs Pavement ant

Ictidomys mexicanus compared with Tetramorium caespitum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mexican Ground Squirrel	Pavement ant
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Formicidae
Genus	Ictidomys	Tetramorium
Species	Ictidomys mexicanus	Tetramorium caespitum

Evolutionary Relationship

Mexican Ground Squirrel and Pavement ant share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Mexican Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Pavement ant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mexican Ground Squirrel	Pavement ant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mexican Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pavement ant

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Argentina, Venezuela).