Columbian ground squirrel
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| Columbian ground squirrel | |
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| Columbian ground squirrel in Alberta, Canada | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Sciuridae |
| Genus: | Urocitellus |
| Species: | U. columbianus |
| Binomial name | |
| Urocitellus columbianus (Ord, 1815) | |
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Spermophilus columbianus | |
The Columbian ground squirrel (Urocitellus columbianus) is a species of rodent in the Sciuridae family. It is found in Canada and the United States.
References
- ↑ Linzey, A. V. & NatureServe (Hammerson, G.) (2008). Spermophilus columbianus. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 8 January 2009.
External links
Media related to Spermophilus columbianus at Wikimedia Commons
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