Douglas's ground squirrel (Otospermophilus douglasii) is a rodent that has brown fur with small white spots on its head, back and flanks, with a dark patch between and behind its silvery shoulders, a lighter belly and a long, fluffy tail. It lives in colonies and makes extensive tunnels to sleep, shelter from danger, store food, and foster its newborns. It is an important prey species for snakes, birds of prey and mammalian predators. It eats seeds, and during the growing season, a variety of other parts of plants.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Douglas's Ground Squirrel being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Rodentia
- Family
- Sciuridae
- Genus
- Otospermophilus
- Species
- Otospermophilus douglasii
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