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Sierra Madre Ground Squirrel

Callospermophilus madrensis

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Texas.January 2, February 2, March 3, April 5, May 3, June 1, July 1, August 1, September 2, October 2, November 2, December 2.
United States27
Texas27
Mexico14
Chihuahua14

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassMammals · Mammalia
OrderRodents · Rodentia
FamilySquirrels · Sciuridae
GenusMountain Striped Ground Squirrels · Callospermophilus

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Practise Sierra Madre Ground Squirrel with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.