Mexican Ground Squirrel vs yellow willow

Ictidomys mexicanus compared with Salix lutea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mexican Ground Squirrel	yellow willow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Salicaceae
Genus	Ictidomys	Salix
Species	Ictidomys mexicanus	Salix lutea

Conservation Status

Mexican Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

yellow willow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mexican Ground Squirrel	yellow willow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mexican Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

yellow willow

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.