• Barbary ground squirrel
• Ardilla moruna
Scientific classification:
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Mammalia
Order:Rodentia
Family:Sciuridae
Tribe:Xerini
Genus:Atlantoxerus
Species:A. getulus
The sad truth: From northwest Africa, was introduced in Fuerteventura in 1965 as a pet by a resident of the island that brought a couple from Sidi Ifni (Morocco). When one of the squirrels escaped the owner released his companion and quickly colonized almost the entire island of Fuerteventura, for which reason is considered an exotic invasive and pernicious species in the Canary Islands, and a game species in Fuerteventura.
Caleta del Espino, Antigua, Fuerteventura, Islas Canarias
Photo Taken: April 15, 2023
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