Rock squirrel

Rock squirrel
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Sciuridae
Genus: Otospermophilus
Species:
O. variegatus
Binomial name
Otospermophilus variegatus
(Erxleben, 1777)
Synonyms

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]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Langstaff, Lucas. ""Spermophilus variegatus rock squirrel"". nhpbs.org. Retrieved 2019-10-11.