Fringed Cup vs Mexican Ground Squirrel

Encoelia fimbriata compared with Ictidomys mexicanus

Key Differences

• Fringed Cup is Not Evaluated while Mexican Ground Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fringed Cup	Mexican Ground Squirrel
Kingdom	Fungi (mantar)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Asklı mantarlar)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)	Mammalia (memeliler)
Order	Helotiales (Helotiales)	Rodentia (kemiriciler)
Family	Cenangiaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Encoelia	Ictidomys
Species	Encoelia fimbriata	Ictidomys mexicanus

Conservation Status

Fringed Cup

NE — Not Evaluated

Mexican Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fringed Cup	Mexican Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fringed Cup

Mexican Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.