Cedro Rojo vs Ardillón mexicano

Cedrela odorata compared with Ictidomys mexicanus

Key Differences

• Cedro Rojo is Endangered while Ardillón mexicano is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cedro Rojo	Ardillón mexicano
Kingdom	Plantae (planta)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Meliaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Cedrela	Ictidomys
Species	Cedrela odorata	Ictidomys mexicanus

Conservation Status

Cedro Rojo

EN — Endangered

Ardillón mexicano

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cedro Rojo	Ardillón mexicano
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cedro Rojo

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 9 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (18 countries), Asia (Taiwan), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Ardillón mexicano

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.