bulbous foxtail vs Mentawai Squirrel

Alopecurus bulbosus compared with Callosciurus melanogaster

Key Differences

• bulbous foxtail is Extinct while Mentawai Squirrel is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bulbous foxtail	Mentawai Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Alopecurus	Callosciurus
Species	Alopecurus bulbosus	Callosciurus melanogaster

Conservation Status

bulbous foxtail

EX — Extinct

Mentawai Squirrel

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bulbous foxtail	Mentawai Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bulbous foxtail

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.

Mentawai Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

bulbous foxtail

The Bulbous Foxtail (Alopecurus bulbosus) is a species in the genus Alopecurus. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.