Mexican Ground Squirrel vs red star apple

Ictidomys mexicanus compared with Diospyros lycioides

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mexican Ground Squirrel	red star apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Ebenaceae
Genus	Ictidomys	Diospyros
Species	Ictidomys mexicanus	Diospyros lycioides

Conservation Status

Mexican Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

red star apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mexican Ground Squirrel	red star apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mexican Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

red star apple

Habitat

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