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: Image Name DistributionGolden-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
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