White-tailed antelope squirrel
The white-tailed antelope squirrel (Ammospermophilus leucurus) is a diurnal species of ground squirrel, scientifically classified in the order Rodentia and family Sciuridae, found in arid regions of the southwestern United States and the Baja California Peninsula of northwestern Mexico.
| White-tailed antelope squirrel | |
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| White-tailed antelope squirrel in Southern Utah | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Sciuridae |
| Genus: | Ammospermophilus |
| Species: | A. leucurus |
| Binomial name | |
| Ammospermophilus leucurus (Merriam, 1889) | |
| Distribution map of the white-tailed antelope squirrel—Ammospermophilus leucurus | |
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