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Golden-mantled ground squirrel

Callospermophilus lateralis

Description:

Small squirrel (chipmunk-esque, but a little bigger) seen climbing on rocks and checking out hikers. Clearly not disturbed by the presence of people, as seen in the third photo (*yawn* "oh, you're still here?")

Habitat:

Climbing on rocks on the far side of Jenny Lake in Grand Teton National Park, WY.

2 Species ID Suggestions

Chipmonk
Neotamias Chipmunk
avesjohn
avesjohn 12 years ago
Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel
Callospermophilus lateralis Golden-mantled ground squirrel


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2 Comments

KristalWatrous
KristalWatrous 12 years ago

Awesome. Thank you avesjohn!

avesjohn
avesjohn 12 years ago

Yes, this is a Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel; the combination of large size, creamy white sides, lack of facial stripes and bright orange-red mantle are what distinguish it as this species as opposed to a smaller chipmunk.

KristalWatrous
Spotted by
KristalWatrous

Wyoming, USA

Spotted on Aug 5, 2008
Submitted on Oct 26, 2011

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