Xerospermophilus

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Xerospermophilus is a genus of ground-dwelling squirrels native to arid and semi-arid regions of North America.

All labels observed (5)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf genus
taxon
belongsToClade Eutheria
belongsToSubfamily Xerinae
breathes air
class Mammalia
commonName ground squirrels
containsTaxon Xerospermophilus madocensis
linked to: Xerospermophilus

Xerospermophilus mohavensis
linked to: Xerospermophilus

Xerospermophilus perotensis
Xerospermophilus spilosoma
linked to: Xerospermophilus

Xerospermophilus tereticaudus
linked to: Xerospermophilus
describedAs genus of ground-dwelling squirrels
diet granivorous
herbivorous
ecologicalRole prey for carnivores
seed disperser
family Sciuridae
genusNameAuthorship Bryant, 1921
hasBodyCovering fur
hasCharacteristic adapted to dry environments
burrowing behavior
diurnal activity pattern
hasCirculatorySystem closed circulatory system
hasLimbs four
hasNervousSystem centralized nervous system
hasSymmetry bilateral symmetry
hasTail true
hasTeeth ever-growing incisors
hasVertebralColumn true
isEndothermic true
kingdom Animalia
lifestyle ground-dwelling
locomotion quadrupedal
nativeTo Mexico
North America
United States
order Rodentia
parentTaxon Marmotini
Sciuridae
phylum Chordata
reproduction viviparous
reproductiveSystem sexual reproduction
taxonRank genus
tribe Marmotini
typicalHabitat arid regions
deserts
semi-arid regions

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Mojave ground squirrel genus Xerospermophilus
Mojave ground squirrel scientificName Xerospermophilus mohavensis
linked to: Xerospermophilus
Xerospermophilus containsTaxon Xerospermophilus tereticaudus
linked to: Xerospermophilus
Xerospermophilus containsTaxon Xerospermophilus spilosoma
linked to: Xerospermophilus
Xerospermophilus containsTaxon Xerospermophilus mohavensis
linked to: Xerospermophilus
Xerospermophilus containsTaxon Xerospermophilus madocensis
linked to: Xerospermophilus
Xerinae includes Xerospermophilus
Marmotini includesTaxon Xerospermophilus