| Unstriped ground squirrel | |
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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: | Xerus Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1833 |
| Species: | X. rutilus
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| Binomial name | |
| Xerus rutilus (Cretzschmar, 1828)
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The unstriped ground squirrel (Xerus rutilus) is a species of rodent (order Rodentia) in the family Sciuridae. It is the only member of the genus Xerus. It is found in Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are dry savanna and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.
- ^ Grubb, P. & Oguge, N. (2008). "Xerus rutilus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 8 January 2009.