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- African_ground_squirrel abstract "African ground squirrels (genus Xerus) form a taxon of squirrels under the subfamily Xerinae. They are only found in Africa. There is another African ground squirrel of the genus Atlantoxerus, the Atlantoxerus getulus present in southwestern Morocco and northern Western Sahara. It is invasive in the Canary Islands since an introduction in 1971.There are four species of African ground squirrels divided into three subgenera:Genus XerusSubgenus EuxerusStriped Ground Squirrel, Xerus erythropus (southwestern Morocco, southern Mauritania and Senegal)Subgenus GeosciurusCape Ground Squirrel, Xerus inauris (also: South African Ground Squirrel) (Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, South Africa)Damara Ground Squirrel, Xerus princeps (southwestern Angola, Namibia)Subgenus XerusUnstriped Ground Squirrel, Xerus rutilus (northeastern Sudan to northeastern Tanzania)The squirrels live in open woodlands, grasslands, or rocky country. They are diurnal and terrestrial, living in burrows. Their diet is roots, seeds, fruits, pods, grains, insects, small vertebrates and bird eggs. They live in colonies similar to North American prairie dogs, and have similar behavior. Kept as pets, they run free as house cats do, otherwise farmers consider them pests. Breeding in South African Ground Squirrels is asynchronous and there is no specific period of breeding although very few litters are seen above the ground in the months of July to October. Gestation period lasts for 48 days and the young ones are weaned after 52 days. There are one to three babies per litter. A female becomes sexually mature when she is 10 months old and a male matures at the age of 8 months. Although a female has the capability to breed throughout the year, less than 10% reproduce more than one litter in a year.The South African Ground Squirrel does not hibernate. These squirrels are very social and live in groups with about 1 to 3 females and 2 to 3 males. Sometimes, the number of males can exceed up to 9 with some sub-adult females. An interesting thing about this breed is that mature males like to form their own groups and there can be 19 to 20 individuals in one group. These groups are called bands.Their home range is shared with other groups which is actually quite a surprising thing, since in case of most of the mammals there is generally an extremely tough competition to get the female. The group-living instinct of this species gives it a survival opportunity from predators overweighing the disadvantage of breeding opportunities which come from competition.".
- African_ground_squirrel class Mammal.
- African_ground_squirrel family Squirrel.
- African_ground_squirrel family Xerinae.
- African_ground_squirrel family Xerini.
- African_ground_squirrel kingdom Animal.
- African_ground_squirrel order Rodent.
- African_ground_squirrel phylum Chordate.
- African_ground_squirrel thumbnail Xerus_inauris_0.jpg?width=300.
- African_ground_squirrel wikiPageID "2232328".
- African_ground_squirrel wikiPageRevisionID "599334431".
- African_ground_squirrel classis "Mammalia".
- African_ground_squirrel familia Squirrel.
- African_ground_squirrel fossilRange "Early Pliocene to Recent".
- African_ground_squirrel genus "Xerus".
- African_ground_squirrel genusAuthority "Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1833".
- African_ground_squirrel hasPhotoCollection African_ground_squirrel.
- African_ground_squirrel imageCaption Ground_squirrel.
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- African_ground_squirrel name "African ground squirrels".
- African_ground_squirrel ordo "Rodentia".
- African_ground_squirrel phylum Chordate.
- African_ground_squirrel regnum "Animalia".
- African_ground_squirrel subdivision "Xerus erythropus".
- African_ground_squirrel subdivision "Xerus inauris".
- African_ground_squirrel subdivision "Xerus princeps".
- African_ground_squirrel subdivision "Xerus rutilus".
- African_ground_squirrel subdivisionRanks Species.
- African_ground_squirrel subfamilia Xerinae.
- African_ground_squirrel tribus Xerini.
- African_ground_squirrel subject Category:Rodents_of_Africa.
- African_ground_squirrel subject Category:Squirrels.
- African_ground_squirrel subject Category:Xerus.
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- African_ground_squirrel type Mammal101861778.
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- African_ground_squirrel type Organism100004475.
- African_ground_squirrel type PetRodents.
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- African_ground_squirrel type Placental101886756.
- African_ground_squirrel type Rodent102329401.
- African_ground_squirrel type RodentsOfAfrica.
- African_ground_squirrel type Squirrel102355227.
- African_ground_squirrel type Squirrels.
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- African_ground_squirrel type Animal.
- African_ground_squirrel type Eukaryote.
- African_ground_squirrel type Mammal.
- African_ground_squirrel type Species.
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- African_ground_squirrel type BiologicalLivingObject.
- African_ground_squirrel type EukaryoticCell.
- African_ground_squirrel type Mammal.
- African_ground_squirrel type Organism.
- African_ground_squirrel comment "African ground squirrels (genus Xerus) form a taxon of squirrels under the subfamily Xerinae. They are only found in Africa. There is another African ground squirrel of the genus Atlantoxerus, the Atlantoxerus getulus present in southwestern Morocco and northern Western Sahara.".
- African_ground_squirrel label "African ground squirrel".
- African_ground_squirrel label "Afrikaanse grondeekhoorns".
- African_ground_squirrel label "Afrikanische Borstenhörnchen".
- African_ground_squirrel label "Xerus".
- African_ground_squirrel label "Xerus".
- African_ground_squirrel label "Xerus".
- African_ground_squirrel label "Xerus".
- African_ground_squirrel label "Земляные белки".
- African_ground_squirrel label "سنجاب نخل".
- African_ground_squirrel label "アラゲジリス属".
- African_ground_squirrel label "非洲地松鼠".
- African_ground_squirrel sameAs Afrikanische_Borstenhörnchen.
- African_ground_squirrel sameAs Xerus.
- African_ground_squirrel sameAs Xerus.
- African_ground_squirrel sameAs Xerus.
- African_ground_squirrel sameAs アラゲジリス属.
- African_ground_squirrel sameAs Afrikaanse_grondeekhoorns.
- African_ground_squirrel sameAs Xerus.
- African_ground_squirrel sameAs Xerus.
- African_ground_squirrel sameAs m.06xxfy.
- African_ground_squirrel sameAs Q284816.
- African_ground_squirrel sameAs Q284816.
- African_ground_squirrel sameAs African_ground_squirrel.
- African_ground_squirrel wasDerivedFrom African_ground_squirrel?oldid=599334431.
- African_ground_squirrel depiction Xerus_inauris_0.jpg.
- African_ground_squirrel isPrimaryTopicOf African_ground_squirrel.
- African_ground_squirrel name "African ground squirrels".