Black-striped Squirrel vs Waterbush

Callosciurus nigrovittatus compared with Myoporum montanum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-striped Squirrel	Waterbush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Scrophulariaceae
Genus	Callosciurus	Myoporum
Species	Callosciurus nigrovittatus	Myoporum montanum

Conservation Status

Black-striped Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Waterbush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-striped Squirrel	Waterbush
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-striped Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Waterbush

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Namibia and South Africa.

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.