Black-striped Squirrel vs Desert Thorn

Callosciurus nigrovittatus compared with Lycium minimum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-striped Squirrel	Desert Thorn
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Solanaceae
Genus	Callosciurus	Lycium
Species	Callosciurus nigrovittatus	Lycium minimum

Conservation Status

Black-striped Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Desert Thorn

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-striped Squirrel	Desert Thorn
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-striped Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Desert Thorn

Habitat

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

Black-striped Squirrel

The Black-striped Squirrel (Callosciurus nigrovittatus) is a species in the genus Callosciurus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.