| Mohave ground squirrel | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Sciuridae |
| Genus: | Xerospermophilus |
| Species: | X. mohavensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Xerospermophilus mohavensis (Merriam, 1889)
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| Synonyms | |
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Spermophilus mohavensis Merriam, 1889 | |
The Mohave ground squirrel (Xerospermophilus mohavensis) is a species of ground squirrel found only in the Mojave Desert in California.[1] The squirrel was first described in 1886 by Frank Stephens of San Diego.[2] 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.
- ^ a b Roach, N.; Naylor, L. (2016). "Xerospermophilus mohavensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T20474A22266305. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T20474A22266305.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ Grinnell, Joseph (1918). Natural History of the Ground Squirrels of California P. 667.