Taurus ground squirrel

Taurus ground squirrel
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Sciuridae
Genus: Spermophilus
Species:
S. taurensis
Binomial name
Spermophilus taurensis
Gündüz et al. 2007
Synonyms
  • Spermophilus torosensis Ozkurt et al. 2007

The Taurus ground squirrel (Spermophilus taurensis) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is endemic to the Taurus Mountains of Turkey. It was first identified as a distinct species to the Asia Minor ground squirrel in 2007.[1]

References

  1. ^ Gündüz, İslam; Jaarola, Maarit; Tez, Coskun; Yeniyurt, Can; Polly, P. David; Searle, Jeremy B (2007), "Multigenic and morphometric differentiation of ground squirrels (Spermophilus, Scuiridae, Rodentia) in Turkey, with a description of a new species", Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 43 (3): 916–35, doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2007.02.021, PMID 17500011