Mexican Ground Squirrel vs scarlet flame-bean

Ictidomys mexicanus compared with Brownea coccinea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mexican Ground Squirrel	scarlet flame-bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Fabaceae
Genus	Ictidomys	Brownea
Species	Ictidomys mexicanus	Brownea coccinea

Conservation Status

Mexican Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

scarlet flame-bean

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mexican Ground Squirrel	scarlet flame-bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mexican Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

scarlet flame-bean

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Congo (DRC), India, and Seychelles.