Atlashörnchen vs Ulmen-Fleckenspanner

Atlantoxerus getulus compared with Abraxas sylvata

Key Differences

• Atlashörnchen is Least Concern while Ulmen-Fleckenspanner is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Atlashörnchen	Ulmen-Fleckenspanner
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Insecta (Insekten)
Order	Rodentia (Nagetiere)	Lepidoptera (Schmetterlinge)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Geometridae
Genus	Atlantoxerus	Abraxas
Species	Atlantoxerus getulus	Abraxas sylvata

Evolutionary Relationship

Atlashörnchen and Ulmen-Fleckenspanner share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Tier)

Conservation Status

Atlashörnchen

LC — Least Concern

Ulmen-Fleckenspanner

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Atlashörnchen	Ulmen-Fleckenspanner
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Atlashörnchen

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Spain.

Ulmen-Fleckenspanner

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Atlashörnchen

The Barbary ground squirrel (Atlantoxerus getulus) is a species in the genus Atlantoxerus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ulmen-Fleckenspanner

The clouded magpie (Abraxas sylvata) is a geometrid moth in the family Geometridae found across temperate Europe, extending eastward through Russia to Japan. The adult wingspan measures approximately 32–42 mm, with white wings bearing a distinctive pattern of yellow-orange and dark grey to black spots and patches arranged in rows across the forewing and hindwing, creating a striking patterned appearance resembling the magpie coloring of the related magpie moth Abraxas grossulariata, but with a more yellowish, muted tone and less black — hence 'clouded.' Adults fly in one generation from June to July, resting on leaf surfaces and attending woodland flowers for nectar. The larvae feed on wych elm (Ulmus glabra) and occasionally other Ulmus species in mature deciduous woodland and woodland edges. The clouded magpie has become less common in parts of its European range due to the widespread loss of mature elms from Dutch elm disease, which devastated European elm populations from the 1970s onward. Conservation of this species requires the protection of surviving mature elm trees and management of regrowth elms in woodland ecosystems.