Black-striped Squirrel vs Flame Nasturtium

Callosciurus nigrovittatus compared with Tropaeolum speciosum

Key Differences

• Black-striped Squirrel is Least Concern while Flame Nasturtium is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-striped Squirrel	Flame Nasturtium
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Tropaeolaceae
Genus	Callosciurus	Tropaeolum
Species	Callosciurus nigrovittatus	Tropaeolum speciosum

Conservation Status

Black-striped Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Flame Nasturtium

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-striped Squirrel	Flame Nasturtium
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-striped Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Flame Nasturtium

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (7 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

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.