Barbary ground squirrel vs Floating Fern

Atlantoxerus getulus compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

• Barbary ground squirrel is Least Concern while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barbary ground squirrel	Floating Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Salviniaceae
Genus	Atlantoxerus	Salvinia
Species	Atlantoxerus getulus	Salvinia natans

Conservation Status

Barbary ground squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barbary ground squirrel	Floating Fern
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.

Floating Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (Honduras), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇪🇸 Spain