Ring-tailed ground squirrel

Ring-tailed ground squirrel
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Sciuridae
Genus: Notocitellus
Species:
N. annulatus
Binomial name
Notocitellus annulatus
(Audubon & Bachman, 1842)
Synonyms

Spermophilus annulatus Audubon and Bachman, 1842

The ring-tailed ground squirrel (Notocitellus annulatus) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae.[2] It is endemic to the Pacific coast region of central Mexico.[3] It is a common species and feeds mainly on fruits and nuts. The IUCN has assessed it as being of "least concern".

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  2. ^ Thorington, R.W. Jr; Hoffman, R.S. (2005). "Family Sciuridae". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 804. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
  3. ^ Helgen, Kristofer M.; Cole, F. Russel; Helgen, Lauren E. & Wilson, Don E (2009). "Generic Revision in the Holarctic Ground Squirrel Genus Spermophilus" (PDF). Journal of Mammalogy. 90 (2): 270–305. doi:10.1644/07-MAMM-A-309.1. S2CID 28483038.