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Genus of rodents
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 |
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Golden-mantled ground squirrel (C. lateralis) | western North America. | |
Sierra Madre ground squirrel (C. madrensis) | Sierra Madre Occidental, in northern Mexico. | |
Cascade golden-mantled ground squirrel (C. saturatus) | province of British Columbia, Canada and the state of Washington, United States |
References
- ^ Palmer, T.S. (1904). "Index Generum Mammalium: a List of the Genera and Families of Mammals". North American Fauna. 23: 153. doi:10.3996/nafa.23.0001. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
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