Geosciurus

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.

Geosciurus
Cape ground squirrel (Geosciurus 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

Species

ImageScientific nameCommon NameDistribution
Geosciurus inauris (Zimmermann, 1780)Cape ground squirrelsouthern Africa from South Africa, through to Botswana, and into Namibia, including Etosha National Park.
Geosciurus princeps Thomas, 1929Mountain ground squirrelsouthern Angola to southern Namibia and as far south as Richtersveld National Park.

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