Mexican Ground Squirrel vs Thatch palm

Ictidomys mexicanus compared with Sabal yapa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mexican Ground Squirrel	Thatch palm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Arecaceae
Genus	Ictidomys	Sabal
Species	Ictidomys mexicanus	Sabal yapa

Conservation Status

Mexican Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Thatch palm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mexican Ground Squirrel	Thatch palm
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mexican Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thatch palm

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Cuba.