Taxonomy Profile: Xerus inauris (Zimmermann 1780)

Xerus inauris: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Sciurus inauris
Zimmermann 1780
Common Name(s):
South African Ground Squirrel []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Xerus inauris: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Tetrapoda
Class : Mammalia
mammals |
mamífero |
mammifères |
Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Eutheria
Order : Rodentia
rodents |
esquilo |
preá |
rato |
roedor |
rongeurs |
Suborder : Sciuromorpha
squirrels |
Family : Sciuridae
squirrels |
marmots |
chipmunks |
Subfamily : Xerinae
Tribe : Xerini
African ground squirrels |
Genus : Xerus
African Ground Squirrels |
Species : Xerus inauris
South African Ground Squirrel |
Xerus inauris Direct Children(s):
Xerus inauris: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Wilson, Don E., and F. Russell Cole
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2000-01-01 / 2000-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Common Names of Mammals of the World
Page(s):
xiv + 204
Publisher:
Smithsonian Institution Press
Publication Place:
Washington, DC, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
1-56098-383-3/
Notes:
With contributions by Bernadette N. Graham, Adam P. Potter, and Mariana M. Upmeyer
Reference for:
Xerus inauris
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1992-01-01 / 1993-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2nd ed., 3rd printing
Page(s):
xviii + 1207
Publisher:
Smithsonian Institution Press
Publication Place:
Washington, DC, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
1-56098-217-9/
Notes:
Corrections were made to text at 3rd printing
Reference for:
Xerus inauris
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Thorington, Richard W., Jr., and Robert S. Hoffman / Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2005-10-01 / 2005-10-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Family Sciuridae
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vol. 2
Page(s):
754-818
Publisher:
Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication Place:
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-8018-8221-4/
Notes:
Reference for:
Xerus inauris
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Thorington, Richard W., Jr., John L. Koprowski, Michael A. Steele, and James F. Whatton
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2012-01-01 / 2012-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Squirrels of the World
Page(s):
vii + 459
Publisher:
Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication Place:
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
1-4214-0469-9/
Notes:
Reference for:
Xerus inauris
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Skurski, Douglas A., and Jane M. Waterman
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2005-12-20 / 2005-12-20
Article/Chapter Title:
Xerus inauris
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammalian Species, no. 781
Page(s):
1-4
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
/1545-1410
Notes:
Available online: http://www.science.smith.edu/departments/Biology/VHAYSSEN/msi/default.html
Reference for:
Xerus inauris
Xerus inauris: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Africa
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Xerus inauris: Comments
Comment:
Status: IUCN - Lower Risk (lc)
Comment:
Comments: Subgenus Geosciurus. Distinction from X. princeps supported by minor chromosomal differences reported by Robinson et al. (1986)