Taxonomy Profile: Xerus rutilus (Cretzschmar 1828)

Xerus rutilus: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
Unstriped Ground Squirrel []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Xerus rutilus: 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 |
Subgenus : Xerus (Xerus)
Species : Xerus rutilus
Unstriped Ground Squirrel |
Xerus rutilus Direct Children(s):
Xerus rutilus rutilus
(Cretzschmar 1828)
Xerus rutilus dabagala
(Heuglin 1861)
Xerus rutilus dorsalis
(Dollman 1911)
Xerus rutilus intensus
(Thomas 1904)
Xerus rutilus rufifrons
(Dollman 1911)
Xerus rutilus saturatus
(Neumann 1900)
Xerus rutilus: 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 rutilus
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 rutilus
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 rutilus
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 rutilus
Xerus rutilus: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Africa
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Xerus rutilus: Comments
Comment:
Status: IUCN - Lower Risk (lc)
Comment:
Comments: Subgenus Xerus. Chromosomes described by Nadler and Hoffmann (1974). Reviewed by O'Shea (1991, Mammalian Species, 370)