Xerus

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

LC

Xerus rutilus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Xerus inauris

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Xerus erythropus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Xerus princeps

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~40%

Jan

~40%

Feb

~40%

Mar

~30%

Apr

~30%

May

~30%

Jun

~30%

Jul

~30%

Aug

~40%

Sep

~30%

Oct

~30%

Nov

~30%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Xerus

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~70%
	Unstriped Ground Squirrel			~70%
2	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~60%
	Unstriped Ground Squirrel			~50%
	Striped Ground Squirrel			Insufficient data
3	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~50%
	Cape Ground Squirrel			~50%
4	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	~50%
	Cape Ground Squirrel			~50%
5	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~40%
	Unstriped Ground Squirrel			~40%
	Striped Ground Squirrel			Insufficient data
6	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	2	~40%
	Cape Ground Squirrel			~40%
	Damara Ground Squirrel			Insufficient data
7	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~40%
	Unstriped Ground Squirrel			~40%
8	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	~20%
	Cape Ground Squirrel			Insufficient data
9	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~20%
	Unstriped Ground Squirrel			~20%
10	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~20%
	Unstriped Ground Squirrel			~20%
11	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~20%
	Unstriped Ground Squirrel			~20%
12	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	~20%
	Striped Ground Squirrel			~20%
13	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	~20%
	Striped Ground Squirrel			~20%
14	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	~20%
	Striped Ground Squirrel			Insufficient data
15	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	1	~20%
	Striped Ground Squirrel			Insufficient data
16	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~10%
	Striped Ground Squirrel			Insufficient data
17	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~10%
	Unstriped Ground Squirrel			Insufficient data
18	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~10%
	Unstriped Ground Squirrel			Insufficient data
19	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~10%
	Cape Ground Squirrel			Insufficient data
20	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	<5%
	Unstriped Ground Squirrel			Insufficient data

Species in this group

Unstriped Ground Squirrel

Cape Ground Squirrel

Striped Ground Squirrel

Damara Ground Squirrel

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Xerus

Parks Ranked