Callospermophilus is a genus of ground squirrel from North America.

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

Etymology

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

Species

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The genus contains three species:

Image Name Distribution
  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

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  1. ^ 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.