''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
Species
The genus contains three species:
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Golden-mantled ground squirrel
The golden-mantled ground squirrel (''Callospermophilus lateralis'') is a ground squirrel native to western North America. It is distributed in the Rocky Mountains of British Columbia and Alberta, and through much of the western United States.
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(''C. lateralis'')
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Sierra Madre ground squirrel (''C. madrensis'')
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Cascade golden-mantled ground squirrel (''C. saturatus'')
References
Rodents of North America
Rodent genera
Taxa named by Clinton Hart Merriam
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