Geosciurus inauris

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

South African Ground Squirrel

Sitting and eating in grass; head, forelimbs, and side stripe visible. Formerly Xerus inauris.
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Location:Namibia, Western Kalahari DesertDate taken:Oct 27, 2008

Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 1680

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. and Hutterer, R. 2016. A review of bristly ground squirrels Xerini and a generic revision in the African genus Xerus. Mammalia 80(5):521-540. doi:10.1515/mammalia-2015-0073

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://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.

Total: 27 names and synonyms.

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

Name usages

Zimmermann (1783:171) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69242)

Myoxus inauris

(E. A. W. von Zimmermann, 1783)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

inauris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

172

Authority publication

Leipzig

Name usages

  1. Zimmermann (1783:172) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69242)
  2. Goldfuss (1809:129, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47497963) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34654)

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. Gmelin (1788:151, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25751371) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35943)
  2. Kerr (1792:264, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38664288) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36283)
  3. Turton (1802:94, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25772950) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69249)
  4. Treviranus (1803:182, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11028210) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/41587)
  5. Wolf (1808:513) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/72411)
  6. Goldfuss (1809:120, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47497954) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34654)
  7. Muirhead (1819:432) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69481)
  8. Blyth (1847:876, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40126425) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39852)
  9. Chasen (1940:132) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5889)
  10. 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. Kerr (1792:266, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38664290) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36283)
  2. Turton (1802:95, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25772951) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69249)
  3. Thunberg (1811:309, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11767803) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64194)
  4. Huet (1880:133, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36856699) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68672)
  5. 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

  1. Wolf (1808:513) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/72411)
  2. Schinz (1821:304, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51529065) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37604)
  3. 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. Fischer (1829:310) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59856)
  3. Burmeister (1837:813, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46858148) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/72421)
  4. 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. Shaw (1801:147, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19603342) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37618)
  2. Schinz (1821:303, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51529064) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37604)
  3. Schinz (1825:422, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51523839) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/66129)
  4. Chasen (1940:132) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5889)
  5. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)
  6. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)

Myoxus inauritus

(J. Wolf, 1808)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

inauritus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

552

Authority publication

Nuremberg

Name usages

Wolf (1808:552) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/72411)

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)

Sciurus albovittatus dschinschicus

(A. G. Desmarest, 1817)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

dschinschicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

110

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18038451

Authority publication

Nouveau Dictionnaire d'Histoire Naturelle

Name usages

  1. Desmarest (1817:110, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18038451) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60383)
  2. Fischer (1829:360) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59856)

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