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The California ground squirrel (Otospermophilus beecheyi), also known as the Beechey ground squirrel, [4] 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.
A new study from U.C. Davis and UW-Eau Claire found that California ground squirrels not only eat nuts and fruit — but also hunt and eat voles, which are small mouse-like rodents.
California ground squirrel (Spermophilus beecheyi) Order: Rodentia Family: Sciuridae. Thirty species of squirrels, chipmunks, and marmots occur in California. Subfamily Sciurinae (tree squirrels and flying squirrels) Humboldt's flying squirrel, Glaucomys oregonensis. San Bernardino flying squirrel, G. o. californicus (CDFW special concern; endemic)
Distribution map of the white-tailed antelope squirrel—Ammospermophilus leucurus The white-tailed antelope squirrel ( Ammospermophilus leucurus ) is a diurnal species of ground squirrel , scientifically classified in the order Rodentia and family Sciuridae , found in arid regions of the southwestern United States and the Baja California ...
California ground squirrels of all ages and genders were seen hunting, eating and competing over vole at a local park between June 10 and July 30, but the "carnivorous behavior" peaked during the ...
A California ground squirrel in Conta Costa County runs with a vole it hunted in its mouth. The images are some of the first documented incidences of carnivorous feeding of voles by squirrels ...
The Mohave ground squirrel (Xerospermophilus mohavensis) is a species of ground squirrel found only in the Mojave Desert in California. [1] The squirrel was first described in 1886 by Frank Stephens of San Diego. [2] It is listed as a threatened species under the California Endangered Species Act, but not under the federal Endangered Species Act.
A study reveals the first evidence of California squirrels eating voles. Experts explain why this phenomenon is critical to future behavioral discoveries in animals.