Insular Antelope Squirrel
Encyclopedia
The Espíritu Santo antelope squirrel (Ammospermophilus insularis) is a species of rodent
in the family Sciuridae. It is endemic to Mexico
, where it is known only from the island of Espíritu Santo
in the Gulf of California
. It is considered a synonym of Ammospermophilus leucurus by the 2008 IUCN Red List
.
Rodent
Rodentia is an order of mammals also known as rodents, characterised by two continuously growing incisors in the upper and lower jaws which must be kept short by gnawing....
in the family Sciuridae. It is endemic to Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
, where it is known only from the island of Espíritu Santo
Isla Espíritu Santo
Isla Espíritu Santo is an island in the Gulf of California, off the Mexican state of Baja California Sur. It is connected to Isla Partida by a narrow isthmus....
in the Gulf of California
Gulf of California
The Gulf of California is a body of water that separates the Baja California Peninsula from the Mexican mainland...
. It is considered a synonym of Ammospermophilus leucurus by the 2008 IUCN Red List
IUCN Red List
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species , founded in 1963, is the world's most comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of biological species. The International Union for Conservation of Nature is the world's main authority on the conservation status of species...
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