Mexican Ground Squirrel vs Scarlet Bluet

Ictidomys mexicanus compared with Enallagma pictum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mexican Ground Squirrel	Scarlet Bluet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Ictidomys	Enallagma
Species	Ictidomys mexicanus	Enallagma pictum

Evolutionary Relationship

Mexican Ground Squirrel and Scarlet Bluet share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Mexican Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Scarlet Bluet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mexican Ground Squirrel	Scarlet Bluet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mexican Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Scarlet Bluet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.