Biology:Taurus ground squirrel

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Short description: Species of rodent

Taurus ground squirrel
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Sciuridae
Genus: Spermophilus
Species:
S. taurensis
Binomial name
Spermophilus taurensis
Gündüz et al. 2007
Synonyms
  • Spermophilus torosensis Ozkurt et al. 2007

The Taurus ground squirrel (Spermophilus taurensis) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is endemic to the Taurus Mountains of south-central Anatolia. It was first identified as a distinct species to the Asia Minor ground squirrel in 2007.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Yigit, N. (2017). "Spermophilus taurensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T136590A22266677.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136590/22266677. 
  2. ↑ Gündüz, İslam; Jaarola, Maarit; Tez, Coskun; Yeniyurt, Can; Polly, P. David; Searle, Jeremy B (2007), "Multigenic and morphometric differentiation of ground squirrels (Spermophilus, Scuiridae, Rodentia) in Turkey, with a description of a new species", Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 43 (3): 916–35, doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2007.02.021, PMID 17500011, Bibcode: 2007MolPE..43..916G 

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