Ammospermophilus insularis Nelson and Goldman 1909

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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scientific name	Ammospermophilus insularis Nelson and Goldman 1909
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Ammospermophilus insularis Nelson and Goldman 1909 , Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., 22: 24.

Type Locality: "Espiritu Santo Island, Lower California [= Baja California Sur], Mexico." .

Vernacular Names: Espiritu Santo Island Antelope Squirrel.

Distribution: Known only from the type locality.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Considered a distinct species ( Hall, 1981:381); may be most closely related to A. harrisii ( Mascarello and Bolles, 1980) . Reviewed by Best et al. (1990 a, Mammalian Species No. 364).