Eight-Angled Floatingheart vs Mexican Ground Squirrel

Nymphoides cordata compared with Ictidomys mexicanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eight-Angled Floatingheart	Mexican Ground Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (พืช)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Asterales (อันดับทานตะวัน)	Rodentia (อันดับสัตว์ฟันแทะ)
Family	Menyanthaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Nymphoides	Ictidomys
Species	Nymphoides cordata	Ictidomys mexicanus

Conservation Status

Eight-Angled Floatingheart

LC — Least Concern

Mexican Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eight-Angled Floatingheart	Mexican Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eight-Angled Floatingheart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Mexican Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.