| Cape Ground Squirrel | |
|---|---|
| Cape Ground Squirrel (Xerus inauris) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Sciuridae |
| Genus: | Xerus |
| Subgenus: |
Geosciurus Smith, 1834 |
| Species | |
|
2 sp., see text |
|
2 sp., see text
The subgenus 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.