Order Rodentia - Family Sciuridae Author Wilson, Don E. Author Reeder, DeeAnn text 2005 The Johns Hopkins University Press Baltimore Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2 754 818 book chapter 0-8018-8221-4 10.5281/zenodo.7316535 Spermophilus (Ictidomys) perotensis Merriam 1893 Spermophilus (Ictidomys) perotensis Merriam 1893 , Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., 8: 131 . Type Locality: "Perote, Veracruz , Mexico ." . Vernacular Names: Perote Ground Squirrel . Distribution: Veracruz and Puebla ( EC Mexico ). Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (nt). Discussion: Subgenus Ictidomys ( Hall, 1981:397 ) . Sister species to spilosoma ( Harrison et al., 2003 ) . Chromosomes described by Uribe-Alcocer et al. (1979) . Reviewed by Best and Ceballos (1995 , Mammalian Species No. 507).