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\u2022 Barbary ground squirrel
\n\u2022 Ardilla moruna <\/p>\n

Scientific classification:<\/b>
\nKingdom:Animalia
\nPhylum:Chordata
\nClass:Mammalia
\nOrder:Rodentia
\nFamily:Sciuridae
\nTribe:Xerini
\nGenus:Atlantoxerus
\nSpecies:A. getulus<\/p>\n

The sad truth:<\/b> 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.<\/i><\/p>\n

Caleta del Espino, Antigua, Fuerteventura, Islas Canarias<\/p>\n

Photo Taken: April 15, 2023
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