Xerus rutilus

(Cretzschmar, 1828)

Unstriped Ground Squirrel

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/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://www.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. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Xerus dabagala rufifrons

Dollman, 1911

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

rufifrons

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

518

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15815238

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Xerus rutilus intensus

O. Thomas, 1904

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

intensus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1904.5.9.14

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/483e3c60-9e56-4ae2-8701-1be585fb45fb

Authority page

100

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27733827

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Xerus dabagala dorsalis

Dollman, 1911

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

dorsalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1910.12.19.4

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/b1d7fa97-85b3-424b-ae1a-23dd4f4da109

Authority page

519

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15815239

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Xerus rutilus massaicus

Toschi, 1946

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

massaicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

KNM CMM 3055

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

142

Authority publication

Journal of the East African Natural History Society

Name usages

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

Sciurus (Xerus) flavus

(A. Milne-Edwards, 1867)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

flavus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Type

MNHN 1852-285

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

229

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2704409

Authority publication

Revue et Magasin de Zoologie pure et appliquée

Sciurus (Xerus) fuscus

(Huet, 1880)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

fuscus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN 1862-1211

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

139

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36856705

Authority publication

Nouvelles archives du Muséum d'histoire naturelle

Name usages

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

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/37140669

Authority publication

Frankfurt am Main

Xerus Dabagala

von Heuglin, 1861

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

dabagala

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

SMNS 744

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

17

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45531180

Authority publication

Nova Acta Academiae Caesarea Leopoldino-Carolinae Germanicae Naturae Curiosorum

Xerus rutilus stephanicus

O. Thomas, 1906

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

stephanicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

301

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19366562

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

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)

Xerus rutilus

Matschie, 1895

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

rutilus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

38

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14835431

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

  1. Matschie (1895:38, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14835431) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67260)
  2. Thomas (1898:933, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30988174) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35378)
  3. Allen (1909:170) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16003)
  4. Moore (1959:204) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/6420)
  5. Corbet & Hill (1980:134) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  6. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:377) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  7. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  8. Happold (2013:100) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/27625)
  9. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:782) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #23147) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  11. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #23147) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  12. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001838) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  13. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/23147/115167688) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Xerus dabagula dorsalis

Dollman, 1914

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

dorsalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

89

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11472369

Authority publication

Revue zoologique africaine

Name usages

Dollman (1914:89, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11472369) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16563)

brachyotis

Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

brachyotis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

791

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Thorington & Hoffmann (2005:791) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)

Xerus rutilus dabagala

Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

dabagala

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:782) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Xerus rutilus dorsalis

Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

dorsalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:782) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Xerus rutilus rufifrons

Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

rufifrons

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Xerus rutilus rutilus

Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

rutilus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  2. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:782) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)

Xerus rutilus saturatus

Thorington & R. S. Hoffmann, 2005

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

saturatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Sciurus abyssinicus

(Lesson, 1827)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

abyssinicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

237

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207705

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1827:237, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207705) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)

Xerus rutilans

E. Blyth, 1863

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

rutilans

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

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 abessinicus

(J. F. Gmelin, 1788)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

abessinicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

149

Authority page URI

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

Authority publication

Leipzig

Name usages

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

Sciurus (Xerus) brachyotus

(Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1833)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

brachyotus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority publication

Berlin

Sciurus Abyssinicus

(A. Smith, 1834)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

abyssinicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

127

Authority page URI

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

Authority publication

South African Quarterly Journal

Xerus saturatus

O. R. Neumann, 1900

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

saturatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

546

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10197820

Authority publication

Zoologische Jahrbücher

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