mammal · Rodentia · Sciuridae
South African Ground Squirrel
Xerus inauris (Zimmermann, 1780) — also called Cape ground squirrel. Occurrence records of the South African Ground Squirrel are shared on GBIF from around 21 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Mountain Zebra National Park (74 records), in 5 provinces.
IUCN: Least concernSciuridae
21reserves with records
302records around them
5provinces
LCIUCN category
Where it is recorded
| Reserve | Province | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Mountain Zebra National ParkNational park | EC Eastern Cape | 74 |
| Augrabies Falls National ParkNational park | NC Northern Cape | 47 |
| Kgalagadi Transfrontier ParkTransfrontier area | NC Northern Cape | 34 |
| Marrick Private Game ReservePrivate game reserve | NC Northern Cape | 26 |
| Tswalu Kalahari ReserveGame reserve | NC Northern Cape | 23 |
| Bothongo Rhino & Lion Nature ReserveNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 21 |
| Mokala National ParkNational park | NC Northern Cape | 14 |
| SwartkransProtected heritage site | GP Gauteng | 10 |
| The Wilds Nature ReserveNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 10 |
| Soetdoring Nature ReserveNature reserve | FS Free State | 7 |
| OPM Prozesky Bird SanctuaryWildlife sanctuary | NW North West | 6 |
| Blougat Municipal Nature ReserveNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 4 |
| Pilanesberg National ParkGame reserve | NW North West | 4 |
| Free State National Botanical GardenBotanical garden | FS Free State | 4 |
| Plovers LakeProtected heritage site | GP Gauteng | 4 |
| Faan Meintjes Nature ReserveNature reserve | NW North West | 4 |
| Pilanesberg Private LodgeNature reserve | NW North West | 2 |
| Golden Gate Highlands National ParkNational park | FS Free State | 2 |
| Vredefort Dome core areaProtected area | NW North West | 2 |
| Naval Hill Nature ReserveNature reserve | FS Free State | 2 |
| Samara Karoo ReserveNature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | 2 |
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Source: GBIF.org occurrence records within the radius of each reserve's point; taxonomy and IUCN category from the GBIF backbone; photo from Wikimedia Commons, credit on the picture. Records near a reserve do not prove the species lives inside it.