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Douglas's Ground Squirrel
Otospermophilus douglasii
27 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
California Ground SquirrelOtospermophilus beecheyi
Eastern Fox SquirrelSciurus niger
Western Gray SquirrelSciurus griseus
Rock SquirrelOtospermophilus variegatus
Douglas's SquirrelTamiasciurus douglasii
Belding's Ground SquirrelUrocitellus beldingi
Columbian Ground SquirrelUrocitellus columbianus
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Oregon | 3,118 |
|---|---|
| California | 2,275 |
| Washington | 236 |
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 | North American Rock Squirrels · Otospermophilus |
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 Douglas's Ground Squirrel with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.