Barbary ground squirrel: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Barbary ground squirrel lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Atlantoxerus getulus
Group	Squirrels, chipmunks & marmots
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	Africa, Europe
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Sciuridae

Where does the Barbary ground squirrel live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Barbary ground squirrel in 2 countries and territories across Africa and Europe.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Barbary ground squirrel endangered?

The Barbary ground squirrel’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Barbary ground squirrel?

The Barbary ground squirrel (Atlantoxerus getulus) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Sciuridae, genus Atlantoxerus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Barbary ground squirrel

The Barbary ground squirrel (Atlantoxerus getulus) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is monotypic within the genus Atlantoxerus. It is endemic to the Atlas mountains in Morocco and some parts in Algeria, and has been introduced into the Canary Islands. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, temperate grassland and rocky areas where it lives colonially in burrows. It was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his landmark 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Barbary ground squirrel (revision 1315192857), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q757289 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).