Xerospermophilus

E6142

genus taxon

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

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	genus → taxon →
belongsToClade	Eutheria →
belongsToSubfamily	Xerinae →
breathes	air →
class	Mammalia →
commonName	ground squirrels →
containsTaxon	Xerospermophilus madocensis → Xerospermophilus mohavensis → Xerospermophilus perotensis → Xerospermophilus spilosoma → Xerospermophilus tereticaudus →
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 →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Xerospermophilus ("Xerospermophilus tereticaudus") → Xerospermophilus ("Xerospermophilus spilosoma") → Xerospermophilus ("Xerospermophilus mohavensis") → Xerospermophilus ("Xerospermophilus madocensis") →	containsTaxon
Mojave ground squirrel →	genus
Xerinae →	includes
Marmotini →	includesTaxon
Mojave ground squirrel ("Xerospermophilus mohavensis") →	scientificName