Class [Mammalia] Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals Order Rodentia Bowdich, 1821 - rodents Family Sciuridae Batsch, 1788 - squirrels, chipmunks, marmots, and prairie dogs Subfamily Sciurinae Batsch, 1788 - tree and ground squirrels Genus Xerus Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1832 - African ground squirrels Xerus rutilus (Cretzschmar, 1826) - unstriped ground squirrel