Mexican Ground Squirrel vs Regel's chickweed

Ictidomys mexicanus compared with Cerastium regelii

Key Differences

• Mexican Ground Squirrel is Least Concern while Regel's chickweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mexican Ground Squirrel	Regel's chickweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Ictidomys	Cerastium
Species	Ictidomys mexicanus	Cerastium regelii

Conservation Status

Mexican Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Regel's chickweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mexican Ground Squirrel	Regel's chickweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mexican Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Regel's chickweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and Sweden.