Xerus rutilus

(Cretzschmar, 1828)

Unstriped Ground Squirrel

Side view, sitting upright. Also as Pallid Ground Squirrel.
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Location:Kenya, Samburu county (formerly Rift Valley province), Samburu National ReserveDate taken:Jan 1, 1978

Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 766

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Cretzschmar, P.J. 1828. [Heft 11, pl. 21-26]. Pp. 55–68 in Cretzschmar, P.J. 1826-1831. Säugethiere. Pp. 1–78 in Rüppell, E. Atlas zu der Reise im nördlichen Afrika. Senckenbergische naturforschende Gesellschaft, Frankfurt am Main, 78+55+24+47+141 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37140668 https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37140669

Original name as described

Sciurus rutilus

Other common names

Pallid Ground Squirrel

Type material

SMF:MAMM:4328

Type kind

lectotype

Type locality

"E slope of Abyssynia, Ethiopia. Found in E Africa."

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Sudan · South Sudan · Eritrea · Djibouti · Ethiopia · Somalia · Kenya · Uganda · Tanzania

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001838

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.

Total: 31 names and synonyms.

Sciurus Abysinicus

(Boddaert, 1785)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

abysinicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

117

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28230081

Authority publication

Rotterdam

Name usages

Boddaert (1785:117, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28230081) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35384)

Sciurus abessinicus

(J. F. Gmelin, 1788)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

abessinicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

149

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25751369

Authority publication

Leipzig

Name usages

  1. Gmelin (1788:149, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25751369) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35943)
  2. Wolf (1808:507) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/72411)
  3. Goldfuss (1809:119, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47497953) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34654)
  4. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)

Sciurus abyssinicus

(Kerr, 1792)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

abyssinicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

260

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38664284

Authority publication

Edinburgh

Name usages

  1. Kerr (1792:260, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38664284) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36283)
  2. Turton (1802:92, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25772948) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69249)
  3. Illiger (1815:77, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080933) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38688)
  4. Schinz (1821:304, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51529065) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37604)
  5. Desmoulins (1824:74, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/48533437) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39868)
  6. Lesson (1827:237, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207705) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)

Sciurus rutilus

(Cretzschmar, 1828)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

rutilus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

SMF:MAMM:4328

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

59, pl. 24

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37140668 https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37140669

Authority publication

Frankfurt am Main

Name usages

  1. Giebel (1855:662, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45548853) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38563)
  2. Heuglin (1877:58, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36876389) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/66584)

Sciurus brachyotus

(Ehrenberg, 1829)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

brachyotus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

pl. 9

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/48509216

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

  1. Ehrenberg (1829:pl. 9, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/48509216) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68842)
  2. Ehrenberg (1833:@sig. ee p. 1, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/48509184) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68843)

Sciurus Abessynicus

(J. B. Fischer, 1829)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

abessynicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

361

Authority publication

Stuttgart

Name usages

Fischer (1829:361) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59856)

Sciurus Abyssinicus

(A. Smith, 1834)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

abyssinicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

127

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15968243

Authority publication

South African Quarterly Journal

Spermosciurus Abyssinicus

(Lesson, 1842)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

abyssinicus

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)

Spermosciurus brachyotus

(Lesson, 1842)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

brachyotus

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)

Spermosciurus rutilus

(Lesson, 1842)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

rutilus

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)

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