Mexican Ground Squirrel vs Vine Maple

Ictidomys mexicanus compared with Acer circinatum

Key Differences

• Mexican Ground Squirrel is Least Concern while Vine Maple is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mexican Ground Squirrel	Vine Maple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Sapindaceae
Genus	Ictidomys	Acer
Species	Ictidomys mexicanus	Acer circinatum

Conservation Status

Mexican Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Vine Maple

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mexican Ground Squirrel	Vine Maple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mexican Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Vine Maple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.