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) fricki, Citellus (Otospermophilus) matthewi, Citellus (Otospermophilus) pattersoni, Citellus (Otospermophilus) shotwelli, Otospermophilus variegatus, Spermophilus (Otospermophilus) boothi, Spermophilus (Otospermophilus) cyanocittus, Spermophilus (Otospermophilus) gidleyi, Spermophilus (Otospermophilus) jerae

Ecology: scansorial granivore-frugivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of United States (6: California collections)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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