Cape Ground Squirrel (Geosciurus inauris)

African Ground Squirrel, Namibia

About Cape Ground Squirrel (Geosciurus inauris)

Kingdom: Animals
Phylum: Chordates
Class: Mammals
Order: Rodents
Family: Squirrels

Red List Category

Least Concern

Red List Criteria

Version

3.1

Year Assessed

2008

Assessor/s

Griffin, M. & Coetzee, N.

Reviewer/s

Amori, G. (Small Nonvolant Mammal Red List Authority) & Cox, N. (Global Mammal Assessment Team)

Contributor/s

Justification

Listed as Least Concern as the species has a fairly wide distribution range, is common and present in many large and well managed protected areas, there are no major threats identified.

History

2004

Least Concern
1996

Lower Risk/least concern

(Baillie and Groombridge 1996)

International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources

Lifelists

Africa
World

Trips

Africa: Eastern and Southern

Visits

2003-01-15

Etosha National Park, Namibia