Urocitellus townsendii Bachman 1839 (Townsend's ground squirrel)
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Mammalia - Rodentia - Sciuridae
Alternative combination: Spermophilus townsendii
Belongs to Urocitellus according to K. M. Helgen et al. 2009
See also Alroy 2002
Sister taxa: Urocitellus elegans, Urocitellus parryii, Urocitellus richardsonii
Ecology: scansorial granivore-frugivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (2: Nevada, Utah collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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