Large Cordillera Shrew Mouse vs Mexican Ground Squirrel

Archboldomys maximus compared with Ictidomys mexicanus

Key Differences

• Large Cordillera Shrew Mouse is Data Deficient while Mexican Ground Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Cordillera Shrew Mouse	Mexican Ground Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order same	Rodentia (Roedores)	Rodentia (Roedores)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Archboldomys	Ictidomys
Species	Archboldomys maximus	Ictidomys mexicanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Large Cordillera Shrew Mouse and Mexican Ground Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Roedores)

Conservation Status

Large Cordillera Shrew Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Mexican Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Cordillera Shrew Mouse	Mexican Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Cordillera Shrew Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mexican Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.