Atlantoxerus Euxerus Geosciurus Xerus Spermophilopsis Xerini is a tribe of ground squirrels occurring in Africa and Asia.

The squirrels live in open woodlands, grasslands, or rocky country.

Their diet is roots, seeds, fruits, pods, grains, insects, small vertebrates and bird eggs.

If kept as pets, they run free as house cats do, otherwise farmers consider them pests.

Their home range is shared with other groups which is actually quite a surprising thing, since in case of most of the mammals there is generally an extremely tough competition to get the female.