Mexican Ground Squirrel vs Thrift Rust

Ictidomys mexicanus compared with Uromyces armeriae

Key Differences

• Mexican Ground Squirrel is Least Concern while Thrift Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mexican Ground Squirrel	Thrift Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Roedores)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Ictidomys	Uromyces
Species	Ictidomys mexicanus	Uromyces armeriae

Conservation Status

Mexican Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Thrift Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mexican Ground Squirrel	Thrift Rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mexican Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thrift Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.