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 | |
|---|---|
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| Cape ground squirrel (Geosciurus inauris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Placentalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Sciuridae |
| Tribe: | Xerini |
| Genus: | Geosciurus A. Smith, 1834 |
| Type species | |
| Sciurus capensis | |
| Species | |
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2 sp., see text | |
Species
edit| Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
_(6492762723).jpg) | 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
edit- Geosciurus, Mammals Species of the World