Biology:Piute ground squirrel

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Short description: Species of rodent

Piute ground squirrel
Urocitellus mollis.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Sciuridae
Genus: Urocitellus
Species:
U. mollis
Binomial name
Urocitellus mollis
(Kennicott, 1863)
Synonyms
  • Spermophilus mollis Kennicott, 1863

The Piute ground squirrel (Urocitellus mollis) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is endemic to the Great Basin region of the western United States, where it is found in parts of California , Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Washington.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q21730495 entry