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Common Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel
Callospermophilus lateralis
29 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Cascade Golden-mantled Ground SquirrelCallospermophilus saturatus
Least ChipmunkNeotamias minimus
Eastern ChipmunkTamias striatus
Colorado ChipmunkNeotamias quadrivittatus
Uinta ChipmunkNeotamias umbrinus
Yellow-pine ChipmunkNeotamias amoenus
White-tailed Antelope SquirrelAmmospermophilus leucurus
American PikaOchotona princeps
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 26,033 |
|---|---|
| Colorado | 6,611 |
| California | 5,694 |
| Canada | 4,905 |
| Oregon | 2,684 |
| Alberta | 2,666 |
| British Columbia | 2,207 |
| Wyoming | 1,582 |
| Utah | 1,534 |
| Alaska | 1,350 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Mammals · Mammalia |
| Order | Rodents · Rodentia |
| Family | Squirrels · Sciuridae |
| Genus | Mountain Striped Ground Squirrels · Callospermophilus |
Study it in a deck
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Common Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.