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 | |
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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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