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Striped ground squirrel
Adult weight : 0.6 kg (1.32 lbs)
Maximum longevity : 10 years
Female maturity :365 days
Male maturity : 365 days
Gestation : 71 days
Weaning : 53 days
Litter size : 4
Striped ground squirrel
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Sciurognathi
Family : Sciuridae
Subfamily : Sciurinae
Species : Xerus erythropus
The Striped ground squirrel is listed as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Namings for the striped ground squirrel
A young / baby of a striped ground squirrel is called a 'pup, kit or kitten'. The females are called 'doe' and males 'buck'. A striped ground squirrel group is called a 'dray or scurry'.Countries
Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Democratic Republic of the, Cote d'Ivoire, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, The, Ghana, Guinea, GuineaBissau, Kenya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo and UgandaHabitats
Arable Land, Artificial / Terrestrial, Forest, Moist savanna, Plantations, Savanna, Subtropical / Tropical Dry forest and Subtropical / Tropical Moist Lowland
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