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Common Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel

Callospermophilus lateralis

The Common Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel is a small, cute animal with a golden stripe down its back. They love to dig and can often be seen in parks and forests, looking for tasty seeds and nuts.

Lebensraum: Mountain regions

Aussehen

The Common Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel has a bright golden-orange head, neck, and shoulders, resembling a mantle. Its back is greyish-brown with two prominent white stripes, each bordered by thin black lines, running along its sides. This unique pattern makes it visually distinct from other ground squirrels.

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Common Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel
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Common Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel

Kategorie

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Golden-mantled squirrels line their cozy underground homes with soft grass!

These squirrels sometimes eat insects and even tiny bird eggs!

They communicate using their tails, twitching them to show excitement or alarm!

They stand tall like tiny sentinels to watch for hungry predators!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Winter Nap Master

Common Golden-mantled Ground Squirrels can hibernate for months because this helps them survive cold winters when food is scarce.

Fähigkeit

Snack Stashers

Common Golden-mantled Ground Squirrels have expandable cheek pouches that help them carry lots of food to their burrows at once.

Fähigkeit

Burrow Builders

Common Golden-mantled Ground Squirrels can dig complex underground burrows that shelter them from predators and extreme weather.

Fähigkeit

Loud Lookout

Common Golden-mantled Ground Squirrels can make sharp chirping calls that alert other squirrels to danger.

Maße und Details

Länge
23-30 cm
Gewicht
0.14-0.3 kg
Lebenserwartung
2-5 Jahre
Top Speed
30 km/h
Wurfgröße
4-8
Tragzeit
28-30 Tage

Ernährung und Fütterung

These omnivores munch on seeds, nuts, insects, and berries, gathering food for their hidden stashes!

Hauptnahrung

  • Seeds
  • Nuts
  • Fungi
  • Insects
  • Berries

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Coyote

Canis latrans

Pups and adults can be prey for coyotes.

eaten by

Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

Hawks hunt from above, swooping down on squirrels.

eaten by

American Badger

Taxidea taxus

Badgers dig into burrows to find these squirrels.

eats

Lodgepole Pine

Pinus contorta

Squirrels gather and eat the nutritious seeds from pine cones.

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Always watch from a distance and don't try to touch or feed wild squirrels.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Common Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel?

23-30 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Common Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel?

0.14-0.3 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Common Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel?

2-5 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von Common Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel?

30 km/h

Was frisst Common Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel?

These omnivores munch on seeds, nuts, insects, and berries, gathering food for their hidden stashes!

Wo findet man Common Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel normalerweise?

Mountain regions

Wie jagt Common Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das wurfgröße von Common Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel?

4-8

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