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HOME --> CLASS MAMMALIA
--> ORDER RODENTIA
--> SUBORDER SCIUROMORPHA
--> FAMILY Sciuridae
--> SUBFAMILY Xerinae
--> TRIBE Marmotini
--> GENUS Spermophilus
--> SUBGENUS Otospermophilus
SPECIES Spermophilus (Otospermophilus) variegatus
| Author: | Erxleben, 1777. | | Citation: | Syst. Regn. Anim., 1: 421. | | Common Name: | Rock Squirrel | | Type Locality: | "in Mexico." Restricted by Nelson (1898:898) to "Valley of Mexico, near City of Mexico," [Distrito Federal, Mexico]. | | Distribution: | S Nevada to SW Texas and Utah (USA) to Puebla (C Mexico). | | Status: | IUCN – Lower Risk (lc). | | Comments: | Subgenus Otospermophilus (Hall, 1981:399); belongs to variegatus group, which also includes beecheyi and atricapillus (Harrison et al., 2003). Reviewed by Oaks et al. (1987, Mammalian Species No. 272). |
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