Rock squirrels
Otospermophilus Brandt, 1844
Otospermophilus is a genus of ground squirrels in the family Sciuridae, containing three species from Mexico and the United States. Otospermophilus was formerly placed in the large ground squirrel genus Spermophilus, as a subgenus or species group. Since DNA sequencing of the cytochrome b gene has shown Spermophilus to be paraphyletic to the prairie dogs and marmots, it is now separated, along with six other genera.
3 species · 3 branches
Where it has been recorded
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
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References
- Thorington, Richard W., Jr., John L. Koprowski, Michael A. Steele, and James F. Whatton. (2012). Squirrels of the World.
- Helgen, K. M., F. R. Cole, L. E. Helgen, and D. E. Wilson. (2009). Generic revision in the Holarctic ground squirrel genus Spermophilus. Journal of Mammalogy, Vol. 90, No. 2.
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