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Geosciurus
Cape Ground Squirrel (Xerus inauris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Sciuridae
Tribe: Xerini
Genus: 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

Image Scientific name Common Name Distribution
Xerus inauris (Zimmermann, 1780) Cape Ground Squirrel southern Africa from South Africa, through to Botswana, and into Namibia, including Etosha National Park.
Xerus princeps Thomas, 1929 Mountain Ground Squirrel southern Angola to southern Namibia and as far south as Richtersveld National Park.

References

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