Mexican Ground Squirrel vs Tovar Maya

Ictidomys mexicanus compared with Miconia tovarensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mexican Ground Squirrel	Tovar Maya
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Melastomataceae
Genus	Ictidomys	Miconia
Species	Ictidomys mexicanus	Miconia tovarensis

Conservation Status

Mexican Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Tovar Maya

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mexican Ground Squirrel	Tovar Maya
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mexican Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tovar Maya

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Colombia.