Barbary ground squirrel genus
E739704
Atlantoxerus is a rodent genus in the squirrel family Sciuridae, best known for including the Barbary ground squirrel native to North Africa and nearby islands.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Atlantoxerus | 0 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
rodent genus
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| belongsToSubfamily | Xerinae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToSuperfamily | Sciuroidea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| commonName | Barbary ground squirrel genus ⓘ |
| containsTaxon | Atlantoxerus getulus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diet |
granivorous
ⓘ
herbivorous ⓘ |
| family | Sciuridae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstDescribedBy | Charles Immanuel Forsyth Major NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstDescribedInYear | 1893 ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution | Maghreb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat |
arid regions
ⓘ
rocky areas ⓘ semi-desert ⓘ |
| hasTypeSpecies | Atlantoxerus getulus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducedTo |
Canary Islands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fuerteventura NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isMonotypic | true ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifestyle |
diurnal
ⓘ
terrestrial ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Algeria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Morocco NERFINISHED ⓘ North Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Sahara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| order | Rodentia ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| taxonomicRank | genus ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.