Barbary Ground Squirrel
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| Barbary Ground Squirrel Fossil range: Early Miocene - Recent |
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| Atlantoxerus getulus (Linnaeus, 1758) |
The Barbary Ground Squirrel (Atlantoxerus getulus) is a species of rodent in the Sciuridae family. It is monotypic within the genus Atlantoxerus. It is found in Algeria, Morocco, Spain, and Western Sahara. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, temperate grassland, and rocky areas.
[edit] References
- Aulagnier, S. 2004. Atlantoxerus getulus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 29 July 2007.
- 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.
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