HOME --> CLASS MAMMALIA
--> ORDER RODENTIA
--> SUBORDER SCIUROMORPHA
--> FAMILY Sciuridae
--> SUBFAMILY Xerinae
--> TRIBE Marmotini
--> GENUS Ammospermophilus
SPECIES Ammospermophilus nelsoni
Author: | Merriam, 1893. | Citation: | Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., 8: 129. | Common Name: | Nelson’s Antelope Squirrel | Type Locality: | "Tipton, San Joachin Valley [Tulare Co.], California [USA]." | Distribution: | San Joaquin Valley (S California, USA). | Status: | May now be restricted to southern half of its former range (Hafner, 1981). IUCN – Endangered. | Comments: | Most closely related to interpres (Hafner, 1981). Reviewed by Best et al. (1990d, Mammalian Species No. 367). |
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