Barbary ground squirrel vs Narrow swordfern

Atlantoxerus getulus compared with Nephrolepis cordifolia

Key Differences

• Barbary ground squirrel is Least Concern while Narrow swordfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barbary ground squirrel	Narrow swordfern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Nephrolepidaceae
Genus	Atlantoxerus	Nephrolepis
Species	Atlantoxerus getulus	Nephrolepis cordifolia

Conservation Status

Barbary ground squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Narrow swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barbary ground squirrel	Narrow swordfern
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.

Narrow swordfern

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Italy, Portugal, Sweden), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.