Geosciurus
Genus of rodents
Geosciurus | |
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Cape ground squirrel (Geosciurus inauris) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Sciuridae |
Tribe: | Xerini |
Genus: | Geosciurus A. Smith, 1834 |
Species | |
2 sp., see text |
The genus 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 |
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![]() | Geosciurus inauris (Zimmermann, 1780) | Cape ground squirrel | southern Africa from South Africa, through to Botswana, and into Namibia, including Etosha National Park. |
Geosciurus princeps Thomas, 1929 | Mountain ground squirrel | southern Angola to southern Namibia and as far south as Richtersveld National Park. |
References
- Geosciurus, Mammals Species of the World