| Callospermophilus | |
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| 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.
Callospermophilus: gr. καλλος kallos – beauty, from καλος kalos – beautiful; genus Spermophilus F. Cuvier, 1825 [1]
The genus contains three species:
| Image | Name | Distribution |
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 | 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 |
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