Kingdom: Animalia
Common Name:
California Ground Squirrel
Scientific Name: Spermophilus beechyi
Taxonomy:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Sciurindae
Genus: Spermophilus
Species: beechyi
Natural Range
This squirrel is found on the
west coast from the southern tip of California all the way into some regions
of Canada. Click here to
see a distribution map.
Interesting Facts
This squirrel has been known to live as long
as six years in the wild but the longest ever recorded was in captivity and
it lived for ten years. The average life for a ground squirrel has been about
three to four years.
Links
Find out more here:
The California Ground Squirrel and CLHS
The California Ground Squirrels are frequently seen
on our campus. The mostly live off the campus in the fields or the ditch
just next to the
school.
When
they
do make their home on campus,
the are exterminated due to the damage they do to our landscaping.