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Spermophilus townsendii Bachman, 1839 Townsend's ground squirrel ( Urocitellus townsendii ) is a rare species of rodent in the family Sciuridae . It is endemic to Washington in the United States.
Urocitellus is a genus of ground squirrels.They were previously believed to belong to the much larger genus Spermophilus, but DNA sequencing of the cytochrome b gene showed that this group was paraphyletic to the prairie dogs and marmots, [2] [3] and could therefore no longer be retained as a single genus.
Spermophilus is a genus of ground squirrels in the squirrel family. [1] As traditionally defined the genus was very species-rich, ranging through Europe, Asia and North America, but this arrangement was found to be paraphyletic to the certainly distinct prairie dogs , marmots , and antelope squirrels .
Townsend's ground squirrel (Spermophilus townsendii) is endemic to the southwestern region of the state of Washington. [7] Townsend's chipmunk (Tamias townsendii), Townsend's mole (Scapanus townsendii), and Townsend's vole (Microtus townsendii) occur in the northwest of the United States and southwest of British Columbia. [7]
California ground squirrel (Spermophilus beecheyi) Order: Rodentia Family: Sciuridae. Thirty species of squirrels, chipmunks, and marmots occur in California. Subfamily Sciurinae (tree squirrels and flying squirrels) Humboldt's flying squirrel, Glaucomys oregonensis. San Bernardino flying squirrel, G. o. californicus (CDFW special concern; endemic)
Spermophilus tridecemlineatus The thirteen-lined ground squirrel ( Ictidomys tridecemlineatus ), also known as the striped gopher , leopard ground squirrel , and squinny (formerly known as the leopard-spermophile in the age of Audubon ), is a species of hibernating ground squirrel that is widely distributed over grasslands and prairies of North ...
California ground squirrel (Spermophilus beecheyi) Belding's ground squirrel (Spermophilus beldingi) Golden-mantled ground squirrel (Spermophilus lateralis) Mohave ground squirrel (Spermophilus mohavensis) Round-tailed ground squirrel (Spermophilus tereticaudus) Townsend's ground squirrel (Spermophilus townsendii) Rock squirrel (Spermophilus ...
Otospermophilus is a genus of ground squirrels in the family Sciuridae, containing three species from Mexico and the United States. Otospermophilus was formerly placed in the large ground squirrel genus Spermophilus, as a subgenus or species group.