Mexican Ground Squirrel vs Squat Dandelion

Ictidomys mexicanus compared with Taraxacum naevosum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mexican Ground Squirrel	Squat Dandelion
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Ictidomys	Taraxacum
Species	Ictidomys mexicanus	Taraxacum naevosum

Conservation Status

Mexican Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Squat Dandelion

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mexican Ground Squirrel	Squat Dandelion
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mexican Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Squat Dandelion

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.