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California Ground Squirrel
California Ground Squirrel
Otospermophilus beecheyi
Mammalia
COMMON

Stats

Lifespan
3-6 yrs
Size
Medium
Diet
Omnivore
Activity
Diurnal
Social
Colony
Biome
Temperate grassland
Range
North America
Movement
Running
Breeding
Live Birth
Defense
Burrowing
Status
Common

About

A burrowing squirrel of western North America with mottled grey-brown fur and a pale collar across the shoulders. When alarmed it gives a sharp whistle and dives for its tunnel system, which can stretch dozens of feet underground.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    newborn pup
    A blind, hairless pup nurses in the nest and is unable to regulate its own warmth.
  2. 2.
    juvenile
    A weaned juvenile is fully furred, leaves the nest, and begins foraging on solid food.
  3. 3.
    adult
    Fully grown and self-sufficient.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Mammalia
Order
Rodentia
Family
Sciuridae
Genus
Otospermophilus
Species
Otospermophilus beecheyi