Pictures and facts about the North African ground squirrels

North African ground squirrels

Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Sciurognathi
Family : Sciuridae
Subfamily : Sciurinae
Genus : Atlantoxerus

Facts about the genus Atlantoxerus, the North African ground squirrels

The North African genus Atlantoxerus is valid and distinct from Xerus, emphasizing the faunal differences between North African and sub-Saharan regions of the continent. (Full text)

INTRODUCTION THE GROUND squirrel Atlantoxerus is a genus represented in recent faunas by the single species A. (Full text)