Xerus erythropus — Overview

Geoffroy's Ground Squirrel learn more about names for this taxon

IUCN threat status:

Least Concern (LC)

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Xerus erythropus prefer habitats that are fairly dry. Savanas of eastern Sudan and southwestern Kenya, southwestern Morocco, southern Mauritania and Senegal are the native homes of Geoffrey's ground squirrels. (Ellerman, 1940; Hanney, 1975; Happold, 1987; Nowak, 2004)

 

Biogeographic Regions: Ethiopian; Ethiopian :: Native

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