Mexican Ground Squirrel vs Wire With

Ictidomys mexicanus compared with Desmodium axillare

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mexican Ground Squirrel	Wire With
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Fabaceae
Genus	Ictidomys	Desmodium
Species	Ictidomys mexicanus	Desmodium axillare

Conservation Status

Mexican Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

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LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mexican Ground Squirrel	Wire With
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mexican Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.