Mexican Ground Squirrel vs Year Bean

Ictidomys mexicanus compared with Phaseolus dumosus

Key Differences

• Mexican Ground Squirrel is Least Concern while Year Bean is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mexican Ground Squirrel	Year Bean
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	Phaseolus
Species	Ictidomys mexicanus	Phaseolus dumosus

Conservation Status

Mexican Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Year Bean

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mexican Ground Squirrel	Year Bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mexican Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Year Bean

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Colombia.