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Columbian Ground Squirrel

Spermophilus columbianus

Photo by emj.patterson
Published on Project Noah
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Spermophilus columbianus (Ord, 1815), Columbian ground squirrel

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emj.patterson
I had pictures with a good frame of reference, but they were of my sister feeding it chips, so I decided not to put them up, haha! They are bigger than tree squirrels I believe.

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PublishedAugust 21, 2011

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