| Striped ground squirrel[1] | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Sciuridae |
| Tribe: | Xerini |
| Genus: | Euxerus Thomas, 1909 |
| Species: | E. erythropus
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| Binomial name | |
| Euxerus erythropus E. Geoffroy, 1817[3]
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Xerus erythropus | |
The striped ground squirrel (Euxerus erythropus) is a species of squirrel native to Africa. It was first described by Geoffroy in 1803,[1][4] but the binomial authority is sometimes incorrectly[5] cited as "Desmarest, 1817".[2] There are six subspecies. It is a moderately large ground squirrel with sandy-brown or dark-brown fur with a white lateral stripe and whitish underparts. Adults live alone or in pairs in a simple burrow with a central nest, foraging, mostly on the ground, for seeds, nuts and roots, and caching excess food under stones. This is a common species with a wide range and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated its conservation status as being of "least concern".
- ^ a b Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M., eds. (2005). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ^ a b Cassola, F. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Xerus erythropus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T23144A115167168. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T23144A22253140.en. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
- ^ Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, Etienne (1803). Catalogue des Mammiferes du Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle. Paris. p. 178. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Herron2004was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Grubb, Peter (March 2001). "Case 3022 Catalogue des mammiferes du Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle by Etienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire (1803): proposed placement on the Official List of Works Approved as Available for Zoological Nomenclature". Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature. 58 (1): 41. Retrieved 9 December 2023.