Mexican Ground Squirrel vs Rough-leaf Dogwood

Ictidomys mexicanus compared with Cornus drummondii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mexican Ground Squirrel	Rough-leaf Dogwood
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Cornales (Cornales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Cornaceae
Genus	Ictidomys	Cornus
Species	Ictidomys mexicanus	Cornus drummondii

Conservation Status

Mexican Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Rough-leaf Dogwood

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mexican Ground Squirrel	Rough-leaf Dogwood
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mexican Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rough-leaf Dogwood

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.