Geosciurus
Cape Ground Squirrel | |
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Cape Ground Squirrel (Xerus inauris) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Sciuridae |
Genus: | Xerus |
Subgenus: | Geosciurus Smith, 1834 |
Species | |
2 sp., see text |
The subgenus Geosciurus of African ground squirrels are found in most of the drier parts of southern Africa from South Africa, through to Botswana, and into Namibia.
Species
- Xerus inauris (Zimmermann, 1780) – Cape Ground Squirrel
- Xerus princeps Thomas, 1929 – Mountain Ground Squirrel
References
- Geosciurus, Mammals Species of the World
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