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Ground Squirrels
California Ground Squirrel Spermophilus beecheyi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Class: Mammalia Order: Rodentia Family: Sciuridae Tribe: Marmotini
Genera
Ammospermophilus Spermophilus Cynomys Marmota Tamias Sciurotamias

The ground squirrels are all members of the Sciuridae most closely related to the genus Marmota and included in the tribe Marmotini. It includes six known genera.

Although a type of ground squirrel, the chipmunks of the genus Tamias frequently spend time in trees.

[edit] Classification

• Tribe Marmotini
  • Genus Ammospermophilus
  • Genus Spermophilus
  • Genus Cynomys
  • Genus Marmota
  • Genus Tamias
  • Genus Sciurotamias

[edit] External links

• About California Ground Squirrels http://www.etc-etc.com/sqrlinfo.htm