Black-striped Squirrel vs tree mallow

Callosciurus nigrovittatus compared with Malva arborea

Key Differences

• Black-striped Squirrel is Least Concern while tree mallow is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-striped Squirrel	tree mallow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Malvaceae
Genus	Callosciurus	Malva
Species	Callosciurus nigrovittatus	Malva arborea

Conservation Status

Black-striped Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

tree mallow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-striped Squirrel	tree mallow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-striped Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

tree mallow

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Namibia, South Africa), Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (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.