With contributions by Bernadette N. Graham, Adam P. Potter, and Mariana M. Upmeyer
Reference for:
Xerus erythropus
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 erythropus
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 erythropus
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 erythropus
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Société de Naturalistes et D'Agriculteurs
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1817-01-01 / 1817-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Nouveau Dictionnaire d'Histoire Naturelle, vol. 10
Page(s):
591
Publisher:
Deterville
Publication Place:
Paris, France
ISBN/ISSN:
/
Notes:
Available online: http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/60111
Reference for:
Xerus erythropus
Xerus erythropus: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Africa
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Xerus erythropus: Comments
Comment:
Status: IUCN - Lower Risk (lc)
Comment:
Comments: Placed in Euxerus which is considered a subgenus of Xerus by Ellerman (1940), Moore (1959), and Amtmann (1975). The spelling erythopus was used by E. Geoffroy, 1803; Shinz, 1845, used the spelling erythropus. Opinion 945 of the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature (1971b) ruled that erythopus Geoffroy, 1803 be changed to erythropus as an incorrect original spelling; the proper latin root is "erythro", and in the last 100 years nearly all authors have used the spelling erythro...
Comment:
The author for Xerus erythropus (TSN 632483) was previously cited as (Desmarest, 1817); this was in error, as Desmarest clearly cited Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire as author in his 1817 treatment of the name (p. 110)