Piute ground squirrel

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

  1. Yensen, E. (2019). "Urocitellus mollis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019 e.T116989381A116989399. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T116989381A116989399.en . Retrieved 11 November 2021.