Mexican Ground Squirrel vs Pectis

Ictidomys mexicanus compared with Pectis subsquarrosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mexican Ground Squirrel	Pectis
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Ictidomys	Pectis
Species	Ictidomys mexicanus	Pectis subsquarrosa

Conservation Status

Mexican Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Pectis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mexican Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pectis

Habitat

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