Biology:Geosciurus

Short description: Genus of rodents

Geosciurus
Cape ground squirrel (Geosciurus inauris)
Scientific 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 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
	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

Wikidata ☰ Q16948346 entry