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South African Ground Squirrel
Xerus inauris (Zimmermann, 1780)
First described in: Geogr. Gesch. Mensch. Vierf. Thiere vol.2 p.344
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
discussion
Discussion: Subgenus Geosciurus. Distinction from X. princeps supported by minor chromosomal differences reported by Robinson et al. (1986).
Order Rodentia - Family Sciuridae
distribution
Distribution: S Angola, Namibia, Botswana, W Zimbabwe, South Africa.
Order Rodentia - Family Sciuridae
materials_examined
Type Locality: South Africa, Kaffirland, 100 mi. (160 km) N of Cape of Good Hope. " Bewohnt die Cafferen, über hundert Meilen nordwärts des Vorgebürges der guten Hofnung ... ".
Order Rodentia - Family Sciuridae
discussion
COMMENTS: Subgenus Geosciurus. Distinction from X. princeps supported by minor chromosomal differences reported by Robinson et al. (1986).
Order Rodentia - Family Sciuridae
Where it has been recorded
Recorded sightings
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2437454.