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| Rock squirrel | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Sciuridae |
| Genus: | Otospermophilus |
| Species: | O. variegatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Otospermophilus variegatus (Erxleben, 1777)
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Spermophilus variegatus | |
The rock squirrel (Otospermophilus variegatus) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is native to Mexico and the Southwestern United States, including southern Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, West Texas, and the panhandle of Oklahoma.[2]
- ^ Lacher, T.; Timm, R.; Álvarez-Castañeda, S.T. (2016). "Otospermophilus variegatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T20495A22263993. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T20495A22263993.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Langstaff, Lucas. ""Spermophilus variegatus rock squirrel"". nhpbs.org. Retrieved 2019-10-11.