Perote ground squirrel | |
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Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Sciuridae |
Genus: | Xerospermophilus |
Species: | X. perotensis |
Binomial name | |
Xerospermophilus perotensis (Merriam, 1893) |
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Synonyms | |
Spermophilus perotensis Merriam, 1893 |
The Perote ground squirrel (Xerospermophilus perotensis) is a species of rodent in the Sciuridae family. It is endemic to Mexico. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.