Spermophilus (Callospermophilus) saturatus Rhoads 1895
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Spermophilus (Callospermophilus) saturatus Rhoads 1895
Spermophilus (Callospermophilus) saturatus Rhoads 1895 , Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 47: 43.
Type Locality: "Lake Kichelos [= Keechelus], Kittitas Co., Wash[ingto]n, (elevation 8,000 feet [2,438 m])." .
Vernacular Names: Cascade Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel.
Distribution: Cascade Mtns of W Washington ( USA) and SW British Columbia ( Canada).
Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).
Discussion: Subgenus Callospermophilus ( Hall, 1981:409) . Gromov et al. (1965:150) considered Callospermophilus a subgenus of genus Otospermophilus . Reviewed by Trombulak (1988, Mammalian Species No. 322). Molecular sequence data indicate that this species is basal to other Callospermophilus ( Harrison et al., 2003).
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