Tam Larson Striped South Western Ground Squirrel Genus species - Funisciurus congicus Tribe - Funambulini Subfamily - Sciurinae Family - Sciuridae Superfamily - Sciuroidea Suborder - SCIUROMORPHA Order - RODENTIA Example specimen - KWT-MUS, Shortridge, 9, 21 Oct. 1924, 3370', No. 1454, UKuambi, Central Ovamboland. HB-162, TI-104, HF 39, Ear-17 Description - Head - a rather mottled brown mottled with black and golden color, white around eyes, whitish below on throat and chin, whiskers fine long, black. Ears small with short white hairs. Body - A medium brown intermixed with black and brown, 2 long white stripes about 4" wide extending from shoulders to flanks. Sides greyish, below whitish gray. Tail - A mottled brown, black and light brown (hairs banded - black toward tips) Forefeet - 4 toes with black claws, pads dark and dark, hair on foot light gray white. Hindfeet - 5 toes with dark claws light tipped, pads dark and bare, light hair on feet