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Rock Squirrel

Otospermophilus variegatus

Photo by AshleyT
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

A small, overall brown squirrel that has a fairly speckled white back.

Habitat:

Found on a large tree at a bird feeder on an open lawn.

Notes:

Lifer for me, but for some reason lifer mammals aren't as exciting as herp and bird lifers ;)

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