Mammalia - Rodentia - Sciuridae
Belongs to Spermophilus according to Bennett 1833
See also Kurten and Anderson 1980
Sister taxa: Spermophilus armatus, Spermophilus cochisei, Spermophilus columbianus, Spermophilus cragini, Spermophilus dotti, Spermophilus finlayensis, Spermophilus howelli, Spermophilus johnstoni, Spermophilus lorisrusselli, Spermophilus mcgheei, Spermophilus meadensis, Spermophilus meltoni, Spermophilus primitivus, Spermophilus rexroadensis, Spermophilus russelli, Spermophilus superciliosus, Spermophilus taylori, Spermophilus tephrus, Spermophilus tridecemlineatus, Spermophilus tuitus, Spermophilus wellingtonensis, Spermophilus wilsoni
Ecology: semifossorial granivore-frugivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Mexico (2 collections), United States (5: Texas)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
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