Geosciurus

The genus Geosciurus of African ground squirrels are found in most of the drier parts of southern Africa from South Africa, through to Botswana, and into Namibia.

== Species == {| class="wikitable" |- ! Image !! Scientific name !! Common name !! Distribution |- |120px ||Geosciurus inauris (Zimmermann, 1780)|| Cape ground squirrel|| southern Africa from South Africa, through to Botswana, and into Namibia, including Etosha National Park. |- |120px ||Geosciurus princeps Thomas, 1929|| Mountain ground squirrel||southern Angola to southern Namibia and as far south as Richtersveld National Park. |- |}