Mexican prairie dog vs Plant pathogen

Cynomys mexicanus compared with Colletotrichum queenslandicum

Key Differences

• Mexican prairie dog is Endangered while Plant pathogen is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mexican prairie dog	Plant pathogen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Glomerellales (Glomerellales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Glomerellaceae
Genus	Cynomys	Colletotrichum
Species	Cynomys mexicanus	Colletotrichum queenslandicum

Conservation Status

Mexican prairie dog

EN — Endangered

Plant pathogen

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mexican prairie dog	Plant pathogen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mexican prairie dog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Plant pathogen

Habitat

Native to North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in United States.