Callospermophilus

Callospermophilus is a genus of ground squirrel from North America.

Etymology

Callospermophilus: gr. καλλος kallos – beauty, from καλος kalos – beautiful; genus Spermophilus F. Cuvier, 1825

The genus contains three species:

Image	Name	Distribution
	Golden-mantled ground squirrel	western North America.
	Sierra [Madre ground squirrel]	Sierra Madre Occidental, in northern Mexico.
	Cascade golden-mantled ground squirrel	province of British Columbia, Canada and the state of Washington, United States