Xerus (Geosciurus) princeps Thomas 1929

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Sciuridae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 754-818 : 790

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Xerus (Geosciurus) princeps Thomas 1929
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Xerus (Geosciurus) princeps Thomas 1929 View in CoL

Xerus (Geosciurus) princeps Thomas 1929 View in CoL , Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1929: 106.

Type Locality: N Namibia, C Koakoveld, Otjitundua.

Vernacular Names: Damara Ground Squirrel.

Distribution: W Namibia, S Angola, restricted to the Kaokoland escarpment of Namibia and Angola as far north as 14°10'S 16°0'E.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Subgenus Geosciurus . Distinction from X. inauris supported by minor chromosomal differences reported by Robinson et al. (1986).

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Mammalia

Order

Rodentia

Family

Sciuridae

Genus

Xerus

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Xerus (Geosciurus) princeps Thomas 1929

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn 2005
2005
Loc

Xerus (Geosciurus) princeps

Thomas 1929: 106
1929
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