Ictidomys is a North American genus of rodent in the squirrel family, which contains the thirteen-lined ground squirrel, the Mexican ground squirrel, and the Rio Grande ground squirrel. These species were included in the species-rich ground squirrel genus Spermophilus until molecular data showed that this genus was not a natural, monophyletic grouping.
Species
| Image | Name | Distribution |
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Ictidomys mexicanus | Mexico and the United States. |
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Ictidomys parvidens | United States (Texas and New Mexico) and in north-eastern Mexico. |
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Ictidomys tridecemlineatus | North America |
References
- ^ Arthur, Howell (April 1938). "Revision of the North American Ground Squirrels With a Classification of the North American Sciuridae". North American Fauna. 56: 41. Bibcode:1938usgs.rept....2H.
- 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. Bibcode:2004MolPE..31.1015H. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2003.09.015. PMID 15120398.
- Helgen, Kristofer M.; Cole, F. Russel; Helgen, Lauren E.; Wilson, Don E (2009). "Generic Revision in the Holarctic Ground Squirrel Genus Spermophilus". Journal of Mammalogy. 90 (2): 270–305. doi:10.1644/07-MAMM-A-309.1.
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