The name of the genus is a combination of the Greek word xeros, "dry", and Spermophilus, which also comes from Greek, meaning "seed lovers".[2]
Speciesedit
The four species in Xerospermophilus are listed below. These were previously grouped in the subgenus Otospermophilus together with the rock squirrel and other related species.[2]
^Herron, Matthew D.; Castoe, Todd A.; Parkinson, Christopher L. (2004). "Sciurid phylogeny and the paraphyly of Holarctic ground squirrels (Spermophilus)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 31 (3): 1015–30. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2003.09.015. PMID 15120398.
^ abcdHelgen, Kristofer M.; Cole, F. Russel; Helgen, Lauren E. & Wilson, Don E (2009). (PDF). Journal of Mammalogy. 90 (2): 270–305. doi:10.1644/07-MAMM-A-309.1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 April 2012.
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xerospermophilus, pygmy, ground, squirrels, small, ground, squirrels, genus, family, sciuridae, containing, four, species, from, mexico, united, states, members, this, genus, were, formerly, placed, large, ground, squirrel, genus, spermophilus, since, sequenci. Pygmy ground squirrels are small ground squirrels in the genus Xerospermophilus family Sciuridae containing four species from Mexico and the United States The members of this genus were formerly placed in the large ground squirrel genus Spermophilus Since DNA sequencing of the cytochrome b gene showed that Spermophilus as then defined was paraphyletic to the prairie dogs and marmots 1 this group is now separated along with six other genera 2 Within the genus the Mohave ground squirrel and the round tailed ground squirrel were thought to be close relatives sometimes a subgenus Xerospermophilus while the spotted ground squirrel and the Perote ground squirrel were formerly placed in the subgenus now a genus Ictidomys 2 XerospermophilusRound tailed ground squirrel in Phoenix ArizonaScientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass MammaliaOrder RodentiaFamily SciuridaeTribe MarmotiniGenus XerospermophilusMerriam 1892SpeciesX mohavensisX tereticaudusX spilosomaX perotensisSpotted ground squirrelsThe name of the genus is a combination of the Greek word xeros dry and Spermophilus which also comes from Greek meaning seed lovers 2 Species editThe four species in Xerospermophilus are listed below These were previously grouped in the subgenus Otospermophilus together with the rock squirrel and other related species 2 Mohave ground squirrel Xerospermophilus mohavensis Perote ground squirrel Xerospermophilus perotensis Spotted ground squirrel Xerospermophilus spilosoma Round tailed ground squirrel Xerospermophilus tereticaudusReferences edit Herron Matthew D Castoe Todd A Parkinson Christopher L 2004 Sciurid phylogeny and the paraphyly of Holarctic ground squirrels Spermophilus Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 31 3 1015 30 doi 10 1016 j ympev 2003 09 015 PMID 15120398 a b c d Helgen Kristofer M Cole F Russel Helgen Lauren E amp Wilson Don E 2009 Generic Revision in the Holarctic Ground Squirrel Genus Spermophilus PDF Journal of Mammalogy 90 2 270 305 doi 10 1644 07 MAMM A 309 1 Archived from the original PDF on 15 April 2012 This ground squirrel article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Xerospermophilus amp oldid 1157236073, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
