Notocitellus
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Sciuridae |
| Tribe: | Marmotini |
| Genus: | Notocitellus A. H. Howell , 1938
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| Distribution of the Notocitellus ground squirrels | |
Notocitellus is a
paraphyletic to the marmots, antelope squirrels, and prairie dogs,[1] it is now separated, along with six other genera.[2] The exact relations of this genus are unclear, though a relation to the antelope squirrels is possible.[2]
References
- PMID 15120398.
- ^ doi:10.1644/07-MAMM-A-309.1. Archived from the original(PDF) on 15 April 2012.