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African squirrel macro in Fuerteventura's Island - Canary Island introduced species.

Beautiful young girl feeding a wild squirrel in the mountains of Fuerteventura.

a young Squirrel is curious at La Jolla cove

Barbary ground squirrel (Atlantoxerus getulus) sitting on a rock, Fuerteventura, Canary Islands in Spain

Photo of a eating barbary ground squirrel in nature. Shot on a Canon EOS 90D in Fuerteventura.

$The Barbary ground squirrel (Atlantoxerus getulus) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is endemic to Algeria and Morocco, and has been introduced into the Canary Islands. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, temperate grassland and rocky areas where it lives colonially in burrows. \n\nThe Barbary ground squirrel is a small species growing to a length of between 160 and 220 millimetres (6.3 and 8.7 in) with a bushy tail of a similar length. It weighs up to 350 grams (12 oz) and has short wiry hair. The general colour is greyish-brown or reddish-brown and there is a white stripe running along each side, and sometimes another along the spine. The belly is paler grey and the tail is longitudinally barred in black and grey.$