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  2. Little ground squirrel - Wikipedia

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    The little ground squirrel has a stout, low-slung body, short legs and a well-furred tail. [4] It has a brownish-grey back with ochre and yellowish mottling. The head is notably darker with more intense ochre tones and the tail is a light, grayish-ochre color with a pale tip.

  3. Round-tailed ground squirrel - Wikipedia

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    Most round-tailed ground squirrels are very small. Weight at birth is approximately 3.9 grams (0.14 oz). Adults weigh around 125 grams (4.4 oz). [2] All have a long round tail and long, hairy hind feet. They have no fur markings, instead having a uniform sandy color, which matches the soil they burrow in.

  4. Golden-mantled ground squirrel - Wikipedia

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    This ground squirrel is generally about 23 to 29 cm (9.1 to 11.4 in) in length. The weight range for adults is between 120 and 394 grams (0.26 to 0.86 lbs.) [citation needed] It has whitish or yellow-gray underparts. The tail is brown to black with buff edges and a yellowish to reddish underside. It has pale rings around the eyes.

  5. Ring-tailed ground squirrel - Wikipedia

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    The ring-tailed ground squirrel is between 383 and 470 mm (15 and 19 in) long, half of this being the tail. Compared to the California ground squirrel (Otospermophilus beecheyi) it is slightly smaller, has more slender legs and broader, less-pointed ears. The incisors are orange and the large cheek pouches open inside the mouth.

  6. Uinta ground squirrel - Wikipedia

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    Their fur is brown to cinnamon in color, being paler on the underside and grey on the sides of the head and neck. The 6 to 8 cm (2.4 to 3.1 in) tail is buff with a grey underside, as distinct from the ochraceous or reddish color found in closely related species such as Belding's or Wyoming ground squirrels. Females have ten teats. [5]

  7. Long-tailed ground squirrel - Wikipedia

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    The long-tailed ground squirrel has a compact, low-slung body, short legs and a long bushy tail. [3] The body length reaches up to 315 millimetres (12.4 in) and the tail 160 millimetres (6.3 in). The back is brown with a linear pattern of dark, small spots. The underparts are a paler ochre-brown with a reddish tinge along the side.

  8. Thirteen-lined ground squirrel - Wikipedia

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    The thirteen-lined ground squirrels have solitary habits, shown by agonistic behaviors to squirrels invading their own areas, which they've evolved, requiring less energy and the risk of getting injuired. Tail-flicking is also evolved from their solitary habits, which allows them not to violate other squirrel individuals' space. [5]

  9. African striped ground squirrel - Wikipedia

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    The striped ground squirrel (Euxerus erythropus) is a species of squirrel native to Africa. It was first described by Geoffroy in 1803, [1] [4] but the binomial authority is sometimes incorrectly [5] cited as "Desmarest, 1817". [2] There are six subspecies. It is a moderately large ground squirrel with sandy-brown or dark-brown fur with a white ...