Taurus ground squirrel

{{Short description|Species of rodent}}

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| name = Taurus ground squirrel

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| status_system = IUCN3.1

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| genus = Spermophilus

| species = taurensis

| authority = Gündüz et al. 2007

| synonyms = * Spermophilus torosensis Ozkurt et al. 2007}}

The Taurus ground squirrel (Spermophilus taurensis) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is endemic to the Taurus Mountains of Turkey. It was first identified as a distinct species to the Asia Minor ground squirrel in 2007.{{citation|title=Multigenic and morphometric differentiation of ground squirrels (Spermophilus, Scuiridae, Rodentia) in Turkey, with a description of a new species|journal=Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution|volume=43|issue=3|pages=916–35|doi=10.1016/j.ympev.2007.02.021|pmid=17500011|year=2007|last1=Gündüz|first1=İslam|last2=Jaarola|first2=Maarit|last3=Tez|first3=Coskun|last4=Yeniyurt|first4=Can|last5=Polly|first5=P. David|last6=Searle|first6=Jeremy B}}