Otospermophilus beecheyi Richardson 1823 (California ground squirrel)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Sciuridae

Alternative combinations: Arctomys beecheyi, Spermophilus beecheyi

Belongs to Otospermophilus according to K. M. Helgen et al. 2009

See also Gazin 1930 and Kurten and Anderson 1980

Sister taxa: Citellus (Otospermophilus) argonautus, Citellus (Otospermophilus) bensoni, Citellus (Otospermophilus) gidleyi, Otospermophilus variegatus

Ecology: scansorial granivore-frugivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of United States (5: California collections)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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