Tom Larson Damarra Ground Squirrel Genus species - Geosciurus inauris Tribe - Xerini Subfamily - Sciurinae Family - Sciuridae Superfamily - Sciuroidea Suborder - SCIURMORPHA Order - RODENTIA Example specimen - KWT-Mus, Shortridge, ?, No. 11425, 27 Jun. 1946, Lady Grey, C.P. Alt. 5260-7500'. H-B-230, T1-195, HF 64, Eor-12 Description - Head - all hair short and coarse, head and forehead a streaky dark brown mixed with light brown, white hairs around eyes and extending down along side of face. Whiskers long and black. Long black eye brow hairs though very sparse. Ears small and not protruding, merely a bulge on side of head. Lighter around ears, darker brown patch between eye and ear. Chin and neck is a dirty white. Body - Coarse brown hairs as on head, two white stripes, one on each side extending from shoulder to hips, lower half of side is a dirty white band which continues on