Ammospermophilus leucurus Merriam 1889 (white-tailed antelope squirrel)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Sciuridae
Alternative combinations: Spermophilus leucurus, Tamias leucurus
Belongs to Ammospermophilus according to Merriam 1889
See also Kurten and Anderson 1980 and Wilson and Reeder 1993
Sister taxa: Ammospermophilus fossilis, Ammospermophilus hanfordi, Ammospermophilus interpres, Ammospermophilus jeffriesi, Ammospermophilus junturensis
Ecology: semifossorial granivore-frugivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (2: New Mexico, Utah collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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