Xerus

Species in this group

LC

Xerus rutilus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Xerus inauris

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Xerus erythropus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~40%

Jan

~50%

Feb

~50%

Mar

~30%

Apr

~30%

May

~40%

Jun

~40%

Jul

~40%

Aug

~40%

Sep

~40%

Oct

~40%

Nov

~40%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Xerus

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 4 species, darker where more of them overlap (Mammal Diversity Database, Marsh et al. 2022). Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 3	~70%
	Unstriped Ground Squirrel			~70%
2	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1 of 3	~50%
	Cape Ground Squirrel			~50%
3	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 3	~50%
	Cape Ground Squirrel			~50%
4	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 3	~50%
	Unstriped Ground Squirrel			~50%
5	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 3	~50%
	Unstriped Ground Squirrel			~50%
6	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 3	~40%
	Unstriped Ground Squirrel			~40%
7	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 3	~40%
	Unstriped Ground Squirrel			~40%
8	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 3	~30%
	Unstriped Ground Squirrel			~30%
9	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1 of 3	~30%
	Cape Ground Squirrel			~30%
10	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 3	~20%
	Unstriped Ground Squirrel			~20%
11	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 3	~20%
	Striped Ground Squirrel			~20%
12	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 3	~20%
	Striped Ground Squirrel			~20%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Ouagadougou	🇧🇫 Burkina Faso	1 of 3	~50%
	Striped Ground Squirrel			~50%
2	Kampala	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 3	~30%
	Striped Ground Squirrel			~30%
3	Nairobi	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 3	~10%
	Striped Ground Squirrel			~10%
4	Johannesburg	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 3	~10%
	Cape Ground Squirrel			~10%

Species in this group

Unstriped Ground Squirrel

Cape Ground Squirrel

Striped Ground Squirrel

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Xerus

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked