Xerus (Xerus) rutilus (Cretzschmar 1828)

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Sciuridae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 754-818 : 790

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scientific name	Xerus (Xerus) rutilus (Cretzschmar 1828)
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[Xerus (Xerus)] rutilus (Cretzschmar 1828) , in: Ruppell, Atlas Reise Nordl. Afr., Zool. Saugeth.: 59.

Type Locality: Ethiopia, eastern slope of Abyssynia. "Der östliche Abhang Abyssiniens, wo es häufig vorkommmt." Probably Massawa, according to Mertens (1925:26) "...wahrsheinlich Massaua".

Vernacular Names: Unstriped Ground Squirrel.

Subspecies: :

Subspecies Xerus (Xerus) rutilus subsp. rutilus Cretzschmar 1828

Subspecies Xerus (Xerus) rutilus subsp. dabagala Heuglin 1861

Subspecies Xerus (Xerus) rutilus subsp. dorsalis Dollman 1911

Subspecies Xerus (Xerus) rutilus subsp. intensus Thomas 1904

Subspecies Xerus (Xerus) rutilus subsp. massaicus Toschi 1945

Subspecies Xerus (Xerus) rutilus subsp. rufifrons Dollman 1911

Subspecies Xerus (Xerus) rutilus subsp. saturatus Neumann 1900

Subspecies Xerus (Xerus) rutilus subsp. stephanicus Thomas 1906

Distribution: SE Sudan, E and S Ethiopia, Djibouti, Somalia, Kenya, NE Uganda, NE Tanzania.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).