Mexican Ground Squirrel vs Sour orange

Ictidomys mexicanus compared with Citrus aurantium

Key Differences

• Mexican Ground Squirrel is Least Concern while Sour orange is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mexican Ground Squirrel	Sour orange
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Rutaceae
Genus	Ictidomys	Citrus
Species	Ictidomys mexicanus	Citrus aurantium

Conservation Status

Mexican Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Sour orange

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mexican Ground Squirrel	Sour orange
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mexican Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sour orange

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (12 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Colombia).