Barbary ground squirrel vs Doum Palm

Atlantoxerus getulus compared with Hyphaene thebaica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barbary ground squirrel	Doum Palm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Arecaceae
Genus	Atlantoxerus	Hyphaene
Species	Atlantoxerus getulus	Hyphaene thebaica

Conservation Status

Barbary ground squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Doum Palm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barbary ground squirrel	Doum Palm
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barbary ground squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Spain.

Doum Palm

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across India, Taiwan, and Yemen.

Barbary ground squirrel

The Barbary ground squirrel (Atlantoxerus getulus) is a species in the genus Atlantoxerus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.