Callospermophilus lateralis - #3168
Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel
Formerly as Spermophilus lateralis.
Geographic Distribution
Montane W North America, from C British Columbia to S New Mexico in the Rocky Mtns, and the Columbia River south to S California and Nevada.
Order/Family
Sciuridae
Genus
Callospermophilus
Specific Epithet
lateralis
Image Location
USA, CO, Pitkin co., Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness, Capital Lake
Image Date
31 July 2014
Photographer
DW Hale