Authority citation: Smith, A. 1829-05. Contributions to the natural history of South Africa. Zoological Journal 4(16):433-444.
Authority publication link: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2310848
Original name as described: Sciurus ocularis
Nominal names: capensis (F. Cuvier in É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire & F. Cuvier, 1829) [not published with a generic name] | ocularis (A. Smith, 1829) | capensis Smuts, 1832 | typicus A. Smith, 1834 | elegans W. Ogilby, 1838
Other common names: Gemsbokmuis|Namtap
Taxonomy
Subclass: Theria -- Infraclass: Placentalia -- Order: Rodentia -- Family: Gliridae -- Subfamily: Graphiurinae
Type locality: near Plettenberg Bay, western Cape Province, South Africa.
Country distribution (coarse map shown below; most species exist in only part of countries): South Africa (ZAF)
Species Status: This species is currently living, it lives in wild habitats, its taxonomic status is currently accepted, and it is listed in MSW3 2005.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species status: Least concern
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