Mexican Fox Squirrel vs Root Rot

Sciurus nayaritensis compared with Heterobasidion annosum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mexican Fox Squirrel	Root Rot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Roedores)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Bondarzewiaceae
Genus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Heterobasidion
Species	Sciurus nayaritensis	Heterobasidion annosum

Conservation Status

Mexican Fox Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Root Rot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mexican Fox Squirrel	Root Rot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mexican Fox Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Root Rot

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Norway, and Portugal.