Mexican Ground Squirrel vs white copal

Ictidomys mexicanus compared with Zanthoxylum riedelianum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mexican Ground Squirrel	white copal
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Rutaceae
Genus	Ictidomys	Zanthoxylum
Species	Ictidomys mexicanus	Zanthoxylum riedelianum

Conservation Status

Mexican Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

white copal

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mexican Ground Squirrel	white copal
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mexican Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

white copal

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.