Geosciurus inauris

(E. A. W. von Zimmermann, 1780)

South African Ground Squirrel

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Sciuromorpha
Family : Sciuridae
Subfamily : Xerinae
Tribe : Xerini
Genus : Geosciurus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Zimmermann, E.A.W. von. 1780. Geographische Geschichte des Menschen, und der vierfüßigen Thiere. Zweiter Band. Weygandsche Buchhandlung, Leipzig, 432 pp.

Authority publication link

https://publikationsserver.tu-braunschweig.de/receive/dbbs_mods_00021827

Original name as described

Sciurus (inauris)

Type locality

"Kaffirland, South Africa."

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Namibia · Botswana · South Africa · Lesotho

Taxonomy notes

moved from Xerus to Geosciurus

Taxonomy notes citation

Kryštufek, B., Mahmoudi, A., Tesakov, A. S., Matějů, J., & Hutterer, R. (2016). A review of bristly ground squirrels Xerini and a generic revision in the African genus Xerus. Mammalia, 80(5), 521-540.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001835

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Sciurus dschinchicus

(G. Fischer, 1814)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

dschinchicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

vi

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130067

Authority publication

Moscow

Name usages

Fischer (1814:vi, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130067) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12226)

Macroxus albovittatus

(Lesson, 1827)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

albovittatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Authority page

239

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207707

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1827:239, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207707) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)

Funambulus gingianus

(Lesson, 1842)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

gingianus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

110

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1842:110) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Spermosciurus setosus

(Lesson, 1842)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

setosus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

111

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1842:111) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Xerus capensis

(O. Thomas, 1898)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

capensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

933

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30988174

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Thomas (1898:933, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30988174) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35378)

Geosciurus capensis

A. Roberts, 1913

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

capensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

79

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439537

Authority publication

Annals of the Transvaal Museum

Name usages

  1. Roberts (1913:79, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439537) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/17656)
  2. Roberts (1937:78) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35343)

Xerus (Geosciurus) inauris

(J. C. Moore, 1959)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

inauris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

204

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Moore (1959:204) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/6420)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:134) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:377) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  5. Happold (2013:96) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27625)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/23145/115167437) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

dschinshicus

(Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

dschinshicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

790

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Thorington & Hoffmann (2005:790) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)

Geosciurus inauris

D. E. Wilson, T. E. Lacher, & Mittermeier, 2016

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

inauris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

783

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

  1. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:783) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #400000160) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000160) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001835) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

Xerus setosus

(E. Blyth, 1863)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

setosus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

108

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534789

Authority publication

Calcutta

Name usages

Blyth (1863:108, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534789) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)

Sciurus (inauris)

(E. A. W. von Zimmermann, 1780)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

inauris

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

344

Authority publication

Leipzig

Sciurus dschinschicus

(J. F. Gmelin, 1788)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

dschinschicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

151

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25751371

Authority publication

Leipzig

Name usages

  1. Blyth (1847:876, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40126425) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39852)
  2. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)

Sciurus capensis

(Kerr, 1792)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

capensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

266

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38664290

Authority publication

Edinburgh

Name usages

  1. Thunberg (1811:309, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11767803) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64194)
  2. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)

Sciurus namaquensis

(A. A. H. Lichtenstein, 1793)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

namaquensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

2

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13555713

Authority publication

Hamburg

Name usages

Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)

Myoxus africanus

(G. K. Shaw, 1801)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

africanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

172

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19603383

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Schinz (1825:392, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51523809) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/66129)
  2. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)

Sciurus ginginianus

(G. K. Shaw, 1801)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

ginginianus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Authority page

147

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19603342

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  2. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)

Sciurus levaillantii

(Kuhl, 1820)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

levaillantii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

67

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28230863

Authority publication

Frankfurt am Main

Name usages

Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)

Sciurus setosus

(Smuts, 1832)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

setosus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

33

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43088704

Authority publication

Leiden

Name usages

Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)

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