---
title: "Berberyjka marokańska"
description: "Atlantoxerus getulus — Ssaki. The Barbary ground squirrel (Atlantoxerus getulus) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/barbary-ground-squirrel
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Berberyjka marokańska

> Atlantoxerus getulus — Ssaki. The Barbary ground squirrel (Atlantoxerus getulus) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae.

- Scientific name: *Atlantoxerus getulus*
- Category: `mammals` (Ssaki)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Łąki i pola), `mountains` (Góry)
- iNaturalist observations: 1638
- Wikidata: [Q757289](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q757289)
- iNaturalist taxon: [46241](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/46241)

## Names

- en: Barbary Ground Squirrel
- de: Atlashörnchen
- es: Ardilla de Marruecos
- fr: Ecureuil de Barbarie
- nl: Barbarijse grondeekhoorn
- pt: Atlantoxerus
- pl: Berberyjka marokańska

## Countries with the most observations

ES (867), MA (637), DZ (6)

## Summary

The Barbary ground squirrel (Atlantoxerus getulus) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is monotypic within the genus Atlantoxerus. It is endemic to the Atlas mountains in Morocco and some parts in Algeria, 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. It was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his landmark 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbary_ground_squirrel

## Photo

![Berberyjka marokańska](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/barbary-ground-squirrel/medium.jpg)

Photo: Peter Gabler · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/31044042

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/barbary-ground-squirrel?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).