Notocitellus annulatus

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Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
Animalia	Chordata	Mammalia	Rodentia	Sciuridae

Scientific Name:

Notocitellus annulatus Audubon & Bachman, 1842

Common Name(s):

English

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Ring-tailed Ground Squirrel

Synonym(s):

Spermophilus annulatus Audubon & Bachman, 1842

Taxonomic Source(s):

Helgen, K.M., Cole, F.R.,Helgen, L.E. and Wilson, D.E. 2009. Generic revision in the Holarctic ground squirrel genus Spermophilus. Journal of Mammalogy 90(2): 270-305.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Published:	2016
Date Assessed:	2016-09-01
Assessor(s):	Álvarez-Castañeda, S.T., Castro-Arellano, I., Lacher, T. & Vázquez, E.
Reviewer(s):	Amori, G.
Justification: This species is listed as Least Concern in view of its presumed large population, and because it is unlikely to be declining at nearly the rate required to qualify for listing in a threatened category, it is also abundant within its limited distribution.
Previously published Red List assessments:	2008 – Least Concern (LC) Download assessment 1996 – Lower Risk/least concern (LR/lc) Download assessment

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:

This species occurs from Nayarit south to northern Guerrero, Mexico (Thorington and Hoffmann 2005). It occurs at elevations from sea level to 1,200 m (Best 1995).

Countries occurrence:

Native:

Mexico (Colima, Guerrero, Jalisco, Michoacán, Nayarit)

Additional data:

♦ Upper elevation limit (metres):	1200

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Population [top]

Population:

This species is common and abundant in suitable habitats (Best 1995).

Current Population Trend:

Unknown

Additional data:

♦ Population severely fragmented:	No

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	This squirrel inhabits dense, tropical, deciduous forests, and is common in plains. Its burrows are on hillsides among rocks, and in sandy flats along walls and hedges bordering cultivated fields. It also occurs in the shade of the dense groves of oil palms (Arecaceae), with its burrows under masses of fallen palm fronds or sheltered by the thorny growth of mesquite (Prosopis) and catclaw (Acacia). This squirrel eats fruits and nuts, and sometimes it also may feed on insects. Breeding occurs during the dry season (December to June). A female captured in February had four embryos (Best 1995).
Systems:	Terrestrial
Generation Length (years):	2-3

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	No major threats are known to this species.

Major Threat(s):

No major threats are known to this species.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	A number of protected areas occur within its range.

Conservation Actions:

A number of protected areas occur within its range.

Citation:	Álvarez-Castañeda, S.T., Castro-Arellano, I., Lacher, T. & Vázquez, E. 2016. Notocitellus annulatus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T20479A22265951. . Downloaded on 23 October 2017.
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