Mexican Ground Squirrel vs toothcup

Ictidomys mexicanus compared with Ammannia latifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mexican Ground Squirrel	toothcup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Lythraceae
Genus	Ictidomys	Ammannia
Species	Ictidomys mexicanus	Ammannia latifolia

Conservation Status

Mexican Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

toothcup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mexican Ground Squirrel	toothcup
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mexican Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

toothcup

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), North America (Cuba), and South America (4 countries).