Callospermophilus

Callospermophilus
Golden-mantled ground squirrel (Callospermophilus lateralis)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Sciuridae
Tribe:	Marmotini
Genus:	Callospermophilus Merriam, 1897

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[1]

Species

The genus contains three species:

Image	Name	Distribution
	Golden-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

References

1. Palmer, T.S. (1904). "Index Generum Mammalium: a List of the Genera and Families of Mammals". North American Fauna. 23: 153. doi:10.3996/nafa.23.0001. Retrieved 2018-02-09.