Mammalia - Rodentia - Sciuridae
Alternative combinations: Sciurus variegatus, Spermophilus variegatus
Belongs to Otospermophilus according to K. M. Helgen et al. 2009
See also Kurten and Anderson 1980
Sister taxa: Citellus (Otospermophilus) argonautus, Citellus (Otospermophilus) bensoni, Citellus (Otospermophilus) fricki, Citellus (Otospermophilus) matthewi, Citellus (Otospermophilus) pattersoni, Citellus (Otospermophilus) shotwelli, Otospermophilus beecheyi, Spermophilus (Otospermophilus) boothi, Spermophilus (Otospermophilus) cyanocittus, Spermophilus (Otospermophilus) gidleyi, Spermophilus (Otospermophilus) jerae
Subtaxa: Otospermophilus variegatus grammurus
Ecology: scansorial granivore-frugivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Mexico (2 collections), United States (17: Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Wyoming)
Total: 19 collections including 20 occurrences
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