Sierra Madre ground squirrel

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Sierra Madre ground squirrel
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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]

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  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 . 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 . S2CID   28483038.