Biology:Sierra Madre ground squirrel

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Short description: Species of rodent

Sierra Madre ground squirrel
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Sciuridae
Genus: Callospermophilus
Species:
C. madrensis
Binomial name
Callospermophilus madrensis
(Merriam, 1901)
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Synonyms

Spermophilus madrensis

The Sierra Madre ground squirrel (Callospermophilus madrensis) is a species of rodent in the squirrel family. It is endemic to the Sierra Madre Occidental, in northern Mexico. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.[2]

See also

  • Ground squirrels

References

  1. Álvarez-Castañeda, S.T.; Lacher, T.; Vázquez, E. (2016). "Callospermophilus madrensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T20485A22263330. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T20485A22263330.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/20485/22263330. Retrieved 13 November 2021. 
  2. Helgen, Kristofer M.; Cole, F. Russel; Helgen, Lauren E.; Wilson, Don E (2009). "Generic Revision in the Holarctic Ground Squirrel Genus Spermophilus". Journal of Mammalogy 90 (2): 270–305. doi:10.1644/07-MAMM-A-309.1. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q1767775 entry