Ammospermophilus Merriam 1892 (antelope squirrel)
PaleoDB taxon number: 41489
Parent taxon: Marmotini according to J. M. Mercer and V. L. Roth 2003
Sister taxa: Cynomys, Eutamias, Marmota, Neotamias, Spermophilus, Tamias, Spermophilinus
Subtaxa: Ammospermophilus fossilis, Ammospermophilus hanfordi, Ammospermophilus interpres, Ammospermophilus jeffriesi, Ammospermophilus junturensis, Ammospermophilus leucurus
Ecology: semifossorial insectivore