Barbary ground squirrel vs Greater dodder

Atlantoxerus getulus compared with Cuscuta europaea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barbary ground squirrel	Greater dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索動物)	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)
Order	Rodentia (ネズミ目)	Solanales (ナス目)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Atlantoxerus	Cuscuta
Species	Atlantoxerus getulus	Cuscuta europaea

Conservation Status

Barbary ground squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Greater dodder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barbary ground squirrel	Greater dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barbary ground squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Spain.

Greater dodder

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Bhutan, Turkey), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States).

Barbary ground squirrel

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.