Urocitellus parryii Richardson 1825 (arctic ground squirrel)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Sciuridae
Alternative combinations: Arctomys parryii, Citellus parryii, Spermophilus parryii
Belongs to Urocitellus according to K. M. Helgen et al. 2009
See also Crile and Quiring 1940, Kurten and Anderson 1980, Storer 2004 and Wilson and Reeder 1993
Sister taxa: Urocitellus elegans, Urocitellus richardsonii, Urocitellus townsendii
Ecology: scansorial granivore-frugivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Canada (8: Northwest Territories, Yukon collections)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
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