Mexican Ground Squirrel vs rough-leaf hydrangea

Ictidomys mexicanus compared with Hydrangea aspera

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mexican Ground Squirrel	rough-leaf hydrangea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Cornales (Cornales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Hydrangeaceae
Genus	Ictidomys	Hydrangea
Species	Ictidomys mexicanus	Hydrangea aspera

Conservation Status

Mexican Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

rough-leaf hydrangea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mexican Ground Squirrel	rough-leaf hydrangea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mexican Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

rough-leaf hydrangea

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.