Where does the Striped Ground Squirrel live?
Xerus erythropus has 2,149 records in 27 countries and territories, from 1837 to 2026. Most records come from Benin.
- 2,149 records
- 27 places
- 89 years recorded
- Mammalia class
AnimaliaChordataMammaliaRodentiaSciuridaeXerus
When it is recorded
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Peak month: January. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Records over time
18372026
Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Benin | 520 | |
| Senegal | 226 | |
| Gambia | 197 | |
| Mauritania | 143 | |
| Uganda | 143 | |
| Ghana | 118 | |
| Niger | 109 | |
| Kenya | 95 | |
| Burkina Faso | 83 | |
| DR Congo | 74 | |
| Mali | 68 | |
| Nigeria | 67 | |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 45 | |
| Ethiopia | 34 | |
| Guinea | 34 | |
| Liberia | 34 | |
| Sudan | 33 | |
| Cameroon | 26 | |
| Chad | 23 | |
| South Sudan | 15 | |
| Morocco | 14 | |
| Sierra Leone | 14 | |
| Togo | 14 | |
| Guinea-Bissau | 8 | |
| Central African Republic | 7 | |
| Eritrea | 3 | |
| Tanzania | 2 |
Related animals
Others in the family Sciuridae.
Eurasian red squirrel
993,045 records
Alpine marmot
150,100 records
Bobak Marmot
11,601 records
Menzbier's Marmot
901 records
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.