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Golden Mantled Ground Squirrel

Callospermophilus lateralis

Photo by JoshuaGSmith
Published on Project Noah
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37.3665, -118.398

Field Notes

Description:

Beautiful rodent is mostly gray with golden/red race and a black and white stripe on side.

Habitat:

Aspen, Jeffrey Pine, and chaparral habitat near small lake.

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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
Photographed
PublishedNovember 18, 2013

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