Barbary ground squirrel vs Eight-Angled Floatingheart

Atlantoxerus getulus compared with Nymphoides cordata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barbary ground squirrel	Eight-Angled Floatingheart
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Menyanthaceae
Genus	Atlantoxerus	Nymphoides
Species	Atlantoxerus getulus	Nymphoides cordata

Conservation Status

Barbary ground squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Eight-Angled Floatingheart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barbary ground squirrel	Eight-Angled Floatingheart
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.

Eight-Angled Floatingheart

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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.