Ammospermophilus interpres (Merriam 1890)

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Sciuridae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 754-818 : 797

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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11332512
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scientific name	Ammospermophilus interpres (Merriam 1890)
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Ammospermophilus interpres (Merriam 1890) View in CoL

[Tamias] interpres Merriam 1890 , N. Amer. Fauna, 4: 21.

Type Locality: "El Paso, [El Paso Co.], Texas [ USA]." .

Vernacular Names: Texas Antelope Squirrel.

Distribution: New Mexico and W Texas ( USA) to Coahuila, Chihuahua, and Durango ( Mexico).

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Most divergent species of the genus ( Bolles, 1981), and probable primitive sister-species to remainder (Hafner, 1981). Reviewed by Best et al. (1990 b, Mammalian Species No. 365).