Callospermophilus
Callospermophilus | |
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Callospermophilus lateralis, the golden-mantled ground squirrel | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Sciuridae |
Tribe: | Marmotini |
Genus: | Callospermophilus Merriam, 1897 |
Callospermophilus is a genus of ground squirrel.
Etymology
Callospermophilus: gr. καλλος kallos – beauty, from καλος kalos – beautiful; genus Spermophilus F. Cuvier, 1825[1]
Species
The genus contains three species:
- Golden-mantled ground squirrel (C. lateralis)
- Sierra Madre ground squirrel (C. madrensis)
- Cascade golden-mantled ground squirrel (C. saturatus)
References
- ↑ Palmer, T.S. (1904). "Index Generum Mammalium: a List of the Genera and Families of Mammals". North American Fauna. 23: 153. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
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