Black-striped Squirrel vs Sour orange

Callosciurus nigrovittatus compared with Citrus aurantium

Key Differences

• Black-striped Squirrel is Least Concern while Sour orange is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-striped Squirrel	Sour orange
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Rutaceae
Genus	Callosciurus	Citrus
Species	Callosciurus nigrovittatus	Citrus aurantium

Conservation Status

Black-striped Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Sour orange

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-striped Squirrel	Sour orange
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-striped Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sour orange

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (12 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Colombia).

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.