Barbary ground squirrel vs screw-bean

Atlantoxerus getulus compared with Prosopis pubescens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Barbary ground squirrel screw-bean
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family Sciuridae (Squirrels) Fabaceae
Genus Atlantoxerus Prosopis
Species Atlantoxerus getulus Prosopis pubescens

Conservation Status

Barbary ground squirrel

LC — Least Concern

screw-bean

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Barbary ground squirrel screw-bean
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.

screw-bean

Habitat

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

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.

screw-bean

No description available.

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