Taurus ground squirrel

The Taurus ground squirrel (Spermophilus taurensis) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is endemic to the Taurus Mountains of south-central Anatolia. It was first identified as a distinct species to the Asia Minor ground squirrel in 2007.^[1]

Taurus ground squirrel
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Sciuridae
Genus:	Spermophilus
Species:	S. taurensis
Binomial name
Spermophilus taurensis Gündüz et al. 2007
Synonyms
Spermophilus torosensis Ozkurt et al. 2007