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Belding's Ground Squirrel

Urocitellus beldingi

Photo by JoshuaGSmith
Published on Project Noah
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37.2058, -118.62

Field Notes

Description:

Cute rodent is gray-brown with a chestnut stripe on its back. It also has a slender and furry tail.

Habitat:

It was living in a burrow under a manzanita bush close to an aspen-dominated stream area.

Notes:

They act very similarly to a prairie dog, they stand up and look around.

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Project Squirrel
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Flora and Fauna of California Wilderness
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California Native Mammals
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Mammals Of California/Arizona
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PublishedNovember 18, 2013

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