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Xerus
Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1832
- African ground squirrels
(mammal)
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Entity:
Xerini (Tribe)
..†Aragoxerus (Genus)
..Atlantoxerus (Genus) - Barbary ground squirrel
..†Heteroxerus (Genus)
..Spermophilopsis (Genus) - long-clawed ground squirrel
..Xerus (Genus) - African ground squirrels
....Euxerus (Subgenus)
....Geosciurus (Subgenus)
....Xerus (Subgenus)
Authorship
SN2000 author citation
:
(Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1832)
Original name
:
Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1832: pl. IX.
Subsequent rank
:
Types
Type of
:
Xerini
(Tribe)
Murray, 1866
Nominotypical taxon [ICZN]
:
Xerus
(Subgenus)
(Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1832)
Variants
Basionym
:
Xerus
(Subgenus)
Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1832
Synonyms
Including
:
Euxerus
(Genus)
Thomas, 1909
Ref:
G.B. Corbet & J.E. Hill, 1991
Including
:
Geosciurus
(Genus)
Smith, 1834
Ref:
G.B. Corbet & J.E. Hill, 1991
Vernacular Names (Dutch)
Full name
:
Afrikaanse grondeekhoorns
Vernacular Names (English)
Full name
:
African ground squirrels
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28 Aug 2026