Barbary ground squirrel vs Lagos-rubber

Atlantoxerus getulus compared with Funtumia africana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barbary ground squirrel	Lagos-rubber
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Apocynaceae
Genus	Atlantoxerus	Funtumia
Species	Atlantoxerus getulus	Funtumia africana

Conservation Status

Barbary ground squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Lagos-rubber

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barbary ground squirrel	Lagos-rubber
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.

Lagos-rubber

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Angola, Guinea, and India.

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.