Black-striped Squirrel vs Gambia-pea

Callosciurus nigrovittatus compared with Crotalaria goreensis

Key Differences

• Black-striped Squirrel is Least Concern while Gambia-pea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-striped Squirrel	Gambia-pea
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	Callosciurus	Crotalaria
Species	Callosciurus nigrovittatus	Crotalaria goreensis

Conservation Status

Black-striped Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Gambia-pea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-striped Squirrel	Gambia-pea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-striped Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gambia-pea

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Guinea, Madagascar), Asia (India, Malaysia, Taiwan), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Nauru, Papua New Guinea), and South America (Brazil, Guyana).

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.