South African Ground Squirrel
Xerus inauris
Also known as: Cape Ground Squirrel
Habitat
Ground
Diet
PlantSeed
Active Time
Diurnal
Size
529 g
LCMammaliaRodentiaSciuridae
Seasonal Activity
2,600 sightings · 2000–2026
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Rodentia
- Family
- Sciuridae
Traits
- Diet
- PlantSeed
- Foraging
- Ground
- Activity
- Diurnal
- Body mass
- 529 g
Photo
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Occurrence data from GBIF.