Barbary ground squirrel
Barbary ground squirrel Temporal range: Early Miocene - Recent
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Sciuridae |
Tribe: | Xerini |
Genus: | Atlantoxerus Forsyth Major, 1893[2] |
Species: | A. getulus
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Binomial name | |
Atlantoxerus getulus | |
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The Barbary ground squirrel (Atlantoxerus getulus) is a species of
Description
The Barbary ground squirrel is a small species growing to a length of between 160 and 220 millimetres (6.3 and 8.7 in) with a bushy tail of a similar length. It weighs up to 350 grams (12 oz) and has short wiry hair. The general colour is greyish-brown or reddish-brown and there is a white stripe running along each side, and sometimes another along the spine. The belly is paler grey and the tail is longitudinally barred in black and grey.[3][4]
Distribution
The Barbary ground squirrel is found on the
Biology
The Barbary ground squirrel is a
Status
The population of the Barbary ground squirrel is believed to be stable and it is common over its range up to elevations of 2,000 metres (6,600 ft) but is more widely dispersed at higher altitudes. It is also less common at the eastern end of its range. It is listed in the
Gallery
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Barbary ground squirrel perched on rocky outcrop near Essaouira
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1820 illustration of the Barbary squirrel
References
- ^ . Retrieved 3 December 2023.
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- ^ a b c d e Scott J. Steppan & Shawn M. Hamm (2000). "Atlantoxerus". Tree of Life Web Project. Retrieved 2013-02-14.
- ^ Thorington, R. W. Jr. and R. S. Hoffman. 2005. Family Sciuridae. pp. 754–818 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore