Wyoming ground squirrel
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Wyoming ground squirrel Urocitellus elegans | |
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Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Sciuridae |
Genus: | Urocitellus |
Species: | U. elegans |
Binomial name | |
Urocitellus elegans (Kennicott, 1863) | |
Synonyms | |
Spermophilus elegans Kennicott, 1863 | |
The Wyoming ground squirrel (Urocitellus elegans) is a species of rodent in the Sciuridae family.
It is endemic to the Northwestern United States.
See also
References
- ↑ Yensen, E. & NatureServe (Mabee, T. & Hammerson, G.) (2008). Spermophilus elegans. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 8 January 2009.
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