Mexican Ground Squirrel vs Scarlet spiral-ginger

Ictidomys mexicanus compared with Costus woodsonii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mexican Ground Squirrel	Scarlet spiral-ginger
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Costaceae
Genus	Ictidomys	Costus
Species	Ictidomys mexicanus	Costus woodsonii

Conservation Status

Mexican Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Scarlet spiral-ginger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mexican Ground Squirrel	Scarlet spiral-ginger
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mexican Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Scarlet spiral-ginger

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Marshall Islands, Palau, Saint Lucia, and United States.