Taurus ground squirrel
Taurus ground squirrel | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Sciuridae |
Genus: | Spermophilus |
Species: | S. taurensis
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Binomial name | |
Spermophilus taurensis Gündüz et al. 2007
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The Taurus ground squirrel (Spermophilus taurensis) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is endemic to the Taurus Mountains of Turkey. It was first identified as a distinct species to the Asia Minor ground squirrel in 2007.[1]
References[]
- ^ Gündüz, İslam; Jaarola, Maarit; Tez, Coskun; Yeniyurt, Can; Polly, P. David; Searle, Jeremy B (2007), "Multigenic and morphometric differentiation of ground squirrels (Spermophilus, Scuiridae, Rodentia) in Turkey, with a description of a new species", Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 43 (3): 916–35, doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2007.02.021, PMID 17500011
Categories:
- Spermophilus
- Endemic fauna of Turkey
- Mammals described in 2007