Urocitellus elegans Kennicott 1863 (Wyoming ground squirrel)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Sciuridae
Alternative combinations: Citellus elegans, Spermophilus elegans
Synonym: Citellus kimballensis Kent 1967
Belongs to Urocitellus according to K. M. Helgen et al. 2009
See also Dalquest and Schultz 1992, Goodwin 2002, Hall 1981, Hibbard 1937, Kent 1967, Voorhies 1984 and Wilson and Reeder 1993
Sister taxa: Urocitellus parryii, Urocitellus richardsonii, Urocitellus townsendii
Ecology: scansorial granivore-frugivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (6: Colorado, Nebraska, Texas collections)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
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