| Taurus ground squirrel | |
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| Scientific classification   | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Chordata | 
| Class: | Mammalia | 
| Order: | Rodentia | 
| Family: | Sciuridae | 
| Genus: | Spermophilus | 
| Species: | S. taurensis | 
| 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 south-central Anatolia. It was first identified as a distinct species to the Asia Minor ground squirrel in 2007. [1]