| Spotted ground squirrel | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Sciuridae |
| Genus: | Xerospermophilus |
| Species: | X. spilosoma |
| Binomial name | |
| Xerospermophilus spilosoma (Bennett, 1833) |
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| Synonyms | |
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Spermophilus spilosoma Bennet, 1833 |
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The spotted ground squirrel (Xerospermophilus spilosoma) is a species of rodent in the Sciuridae family. It is found in Mexico and the United States.