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California ground squirrel

Otospermophilus beecheyi
Squirrels (Sciuridae)

California ground squirrelon RikenMon's Nature.Guide

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Brown-grey speckled back, belly lighter, light-edged eyes. 

Often grouped in burrows with each its own entrance. Fairly tame animals and often seen in parks and gardens.

⇔ hbl. 25-30 cm, tl. 13-15 cm

syn. SPERMOPHILUS BEECHEYI

Hibernates when to cold.

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Size

Shape

Colour

Tail

Tail

Front leg

Pattern

Social

Ability

Ability

Food

Habitat

Habitat

Habitat

Size 10-50 cm

Shape Rodent

Colour

Tail Long

Tail Hairy

Front leg Fingers

Pattern Marks

Ability Climbing

Ability Digging

Food Omnivore

Habitat Park/Urban

Habitat Open

Habitat Bushes

10-50 cm

Rodent

Long

Hairy

Fingers

Marks

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Climbing

Digging

Omnivore

Park/Urban

Open

Bushes

0 LookAlikes (LA):

California ground squirrel

Californische grondeekhoorn

Kalifornischen Ziesel

Spermophile de Californie

Scoiattoli di terra della California

Otospermophilus beecheyi [L.]

Otospermophilus beecheyi [L.]

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