Cape ground squirrel
species of mammal
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Summary
Cape ground squirrel is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (193 views/month, #1,626 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: species[3]
- IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[4]
- Parent taxon: Xerus[5], Geosciurus[6]
- Taxon name: Xerus inauris[7]
- Commons category: Geosciurus inauris[8]
- Topic's main category: Category:Xerus inauris[9]
- Commons gallery: Xerus inauris[10]
- Original combination: Sciurus inauris[11]
- Has characteristic: viviparity[12]
- Short name: X. inauris[13]
- Taxon common name: South African ground squirrel[14], Kap-Borstenhörnchen[15]
- Mass: 20[16]
- Gestation period: 45.5[17]
- Longest observed lifespan: 11.5[18]
- Litter size: 2[19]
- Diel cycle: diurnality[20]
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Identifiers
Cape ground squirrel's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 46207[21]. Cape ground squirrel's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 234690[22]. Cape ground squirrel's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1178595[23]. Cape ground squirrel's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2437454[24]. Cape ground squirrel's ITIS TSN is recorded as 632484[25].
Why It Matters
Cape ground squirrel has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]