Spermophilus

Translingual right|thumb|Spermophilus citellus species Spermophilus citellus Etymology mul la-new -, from mul grc σπέρμα seed, semen + grc φίλος fond of. Proper noun 1 m genus family Sciuridae Old World ground squirrels Usage notes Until recently, genus Spermophilus included most of the ground squirrels in Marmotini tribe, but this grouping was found to be paraphyletic. A 2007 revision on phylogenetic lines split the old genus into a number of clades, substantially increasing the number of genera in Marmotini. Where distinction is necessary, the genus as presently configured may be referred to as Spermophilus sensu stricto. For details see 1 Hypernyms genus ; Marmotini tribe tribe Hyponyms genus Spermophilus citellus species (European ground squirrel) type species; Spermophilus alashanicus species (Alashan ground squirrel), Spermophilus brevicauda species (Brandt’s ground squirrel), Spermophilus dauricus species (Daurian ground squirrel), Spermophilus erythrogenys species (red-cheeked ground squirrel), Spermophilus fulvus species (yellow ground squirrel), Spermophilus major species (russet ground squirrel), Spermophilus pallidicauda species (pallid ground squirrel), Spermophilus pygmaeus species (little ground squirrel), Spermophilus ralli species (possibly = S. relictus), Spermophilus relictus species (Tien Shan ground squirrel), Spermophilus suslicus species (speckled ground squirrel), Spermophilus xanthoprymnus species (Asia Minor ground squirrel) other species See also genera comprising species previously in Spermophilus Ammospermophilus genus, Callospermophilus genus, Ictidomys genus, Notocitellus genus, Otospermophilus genus, Poliocitellus genus, Urocitellus genus, Xerospermophilus genus Further reading 1 1 1 mul Squirrels