Baja California rock squirrel
| Baja California rock squirrel | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Sciuridae |
| Genus: | Otospermophilus |
| Species: | O. atricapillus
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| Binomial name | |
| Otospermophilus atricapillus (W. E. Bryant, 1889)
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| Synonyms | |
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Spermophilus atricapillus W. E. Bryant, 1889 | |
The Baja California rock squirrel (Otospermophilus atricapillus) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is endemic to Mexico.[2]
References[]
- ^ Álvarez-Castañeda, S. T.; Castro-Arellano, I. & Lacher, T. (2008). "Spermophilus atricapillus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 8 January 2009.
- ^ Helgen, Kristofer M.; Cole, F. Russel; Helgen, Lauren E. & Wilson, Don E (2009). "Generic Revision in the Holarctic Ground Squirrel Genus Spermophilus" (PDF). Journal of Mammalogy. 90 (2): 270–305. doi:10.1644/07-MAMM-A-309.1. S2CID 28483038. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 October 2011.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List endangered species
- Otospermophilus
- Endemic fauna of Mexico
- Fauna of the Baja California Peninsula
- Mammals of Mexico
- Mammals described in 1889
- Ground squirrel stubs