Ammospermophilus interpres Merriam 1890 (Texas antelope squirrel)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Sciuridae

Alternative combination: Tamias interpres

Belongs to Ammospermophilus according to T. L. Best et al. 1990

Sister taxa: Ammospermophilus fossilis, Ammospermophilus hanfordi, Ammospermophilus jeffriesi, Ammospermophilus junturensis, Ammospermophilus leucurus

Ecology: semifossorial granivore-frugivore

Distribution: found only at Fowlkes Cave (Holocene) (Quaternary of Texas)

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