Callospermophilus

<i>Callospermophilus</i>

Callospermophilus

Genus of rodents

Callospermophilus is a genus of ground squirrel from North America.

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Etymology

Callospermophilus: gr. καλλος kallos – beauty, from καλος kalos – beautiful; genus Spermophilus F. Cuvier, 1825[1]

Species

The genus contains three species:

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References

  1. [1]
    Palmer, T.S. (1904). "Index Generum Mammalium: a List of the Genera and Families of Mammals". North American Fauna. 23: 153. doi:10.3996/nafa.23.0001. Retrieved 2018-02-09.


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