Mohave ground squirrel

The Mohave ground squirrel (Xerospermophilus mohavensis) is a species of ground squirrel found only in the Mojave Desert in California. The squirrel was first described in 1886 by Frank Stephens of San Diego. It is listed as a threatened species under the California Endangered Species Act, but not under the federal Endangered Species Act. The IUCN lists this species as near threatened.

Mohave ground squirrel
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Sciuridae
Genus: Xerospermophilus
Species:
X. mohavensis
Binomial name
Xerospermophilus mohavensis
(Merriam, 1889)
Synonyms

Spermophilus mohavensis Merriam, 1889

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