Barbary ground squirrel vs mountain-pepper

Atlantoxerus getulus compared with Litsea cubeba

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barbary ground squirrel	mountain-pepper
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Laurales (Laurales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Lauraceae
Genus	Atlantoxerus	Litsea
Species	Atlantoxerus getulus	Litsea cubeba

Conservation Status

Barbary ground squirrel

LC — Least Concern

mountain-pepper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barbary ground squirrel	mountain-pepper
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.

mountain-pepper

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.