Cascade Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel
Callospermophilus saturatus
- Class
- Mammal
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 2,042
- Most observed in
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The Cascade golden-mantled ground squirrel (Callospermophilus saturatus) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae, in the order Rodentia. It is the largest species of the three within the genus Callospermophilus. It is found in the Cascade Mountains in the province of British Columbia, Canada, and the state of Washington, United States.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Cascade golden-mantled ground squirrel”.