Xerus

Translingual

Xerus inauris

Etymology

[‹ NL (1833), appar. ‹ Gk xērós dry, perhaps in reference to its rough fur]

Proper noun

Xerus m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Sciuridae – African ground squirrels.

Hyponyms

• (genus): Xerus erythropus (striped ground squirrel), Xerus inauris (Cape ground squirrel), Xerus princeps (mountain ground squirrel), Xerus rutilus (unstriped ground squirrel) (species)
  • †Xerus daamsi (extinct species)

Further reading

• African ground squirrel on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Xerus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Xerus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons