Mohave ground squirrel
| Mohave ground squirrel | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Sciuridae |
| Genus: | Xerospermophilus |
| Species: | X. mohavensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Xerospermophilus mohavensis (Merriam, 1889)
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| Xerospermophilus mohavensis range map (2021), from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife | |
| Synonyms | |
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Spermophilus mohavensis Merriam, 1889 | |
The Mohave ground squirrel (Xerospermophilus mohavensis) is a species of ground squirrel found only in the Mojave Desert in California. The squirrel was first described in 1886 by Frank Stephens of San Diego. It is listed as a threatened species under the California Endangered Species Act, but not under the federal Endangered Species Act. The IUCN lists this species as near threatened.