[Pacific Northwest Rodent Family]
Sierra Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel
Spermophilus lateralis
Sierra golden-mantled ground squirrel at the East Rim Viewpoint, Steens Mountain..........September 19, 2015.
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Sierra Nevada golden-mantled ground squirrel feeding on the drying foliage of Astragalus whitneyi at the East Rim Viewpoint, Steens Mountain..........September 19, 2015. The photo at right shows a Sierra Nevada golden-mantled ground squirrel scouting for danger along the west rim of Kiger Gorge, Steens Mountain..........September 19, 2015..
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Sierra golden-mantled ground squirrels at Lava Lands Visitor Center:
Deschutes N.F........July, 1994.
Paul Slichter