Belding's ground squirrel
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Belding's ground squirrel (Urocitellus beldingi), also called pot gut, sage rat or picket-pin,[2] is a squirrel that lives on mountains in the western United States. In California, it often is found at 6,500 to 11,800 feet (2,000–3,600 m) in meadows between Lake Tahoe and Kings Canyon. This species is not of conservation concern, and its range includes some protected areas.[1]
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Belding's ground squirrel | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Sciuridae |
Genus: | Urocitellus |
Species: | U. beldingi |
Binomial name | |
Urocitellus beldingi (Merriam, 1888) | |
Distribution of the Belding's ground squirrel | |
Synonyms | |
Spermophilus beldingi Merriam, 1888 |
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