California Ground Squirrel
I live in Colorado. I have seen this little guy out by my squirrel feeder a few times. I Googled and found that it is a California Ground Squirrel. How could it be this far east? He has a beard, shorter tail, spots and shorter legs than the usual Colorado squirrels.
The California ground squirrel , is a common and easily observed ground squirrel of the western United States and the Baja California peninsula; it is common in Oregon and California and its range has relatively recently extended into Washington and northwestern Nevada. Formerly placed in ''Spermophilus'', as ''Spermophilus beecheyi'', it was reclassified in ''Otospermophilus'' in 2009 as it became clear that ''Spermophilus'' as previously defined was not a natural group.
Similar species: Rodents
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Uploaded Sep 21, 2025. Captured Sep 21, 2025 14:42.
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