Biology:Callospermophilus

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Short description: Genus of rodents

Callospermophilus
Goldmantelziesel.jpg
Golden-mantled ground squirrel (Callospermophilus lateralis)
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Sciuridae
Tribe: Marmotini
Genus: Callospermophilus
Merriam, 1897

Callospermophilus is a genus of ground squirrel from North America.

Etymology

Callospermophilus: gr. καλλος kallos – beauty, from καλος kalos – beautiful; genus Spermophilus F. Cuvier, 1825[1]

Species

The genus contains three species:

Image Name Distribution
Callospermophilus lateralis near Lake Almanor.jpg Golden-mantled ground squirrel (C. lateralis) western North America.
Callospermophilus madrensis2.jpg Sierra Madre ground squirrel (C. madrensis) Sierra Madre Occidental, in northern Mexico.
Golden-Mantled Ground Squirrel, Mount Rainier, July 2006.jpg Cascade golden-mantled ground squirrel (C. saturatus) province of British Columbia, Canada and the state of Washington, United States

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5022908 entry