---
title: "Common Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel"
description: "Callospermophilus lateralis — Zoogdieren. The golden-mantled ground squirrel is a ground squirrel native to western North America."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/common-golden-mantled-ground-squirrel
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Common Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel

> Callospermophilus lateralis — Zoogdieren. The golden-mantled ground squirrel is a ground squirrel native to western North America.

- Scientific name: *Callospermophilus lateralis*
- Category: `mammals` (Zoogdieren)
- Habitats: `mountains` (Bergen)
- iNaturalist observations: 27045
- Wikidata: [Q21727451](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21727451)
- iNaturalist taxon: [180010](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/180010)

## Names

- en: Common Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel
- de: Goldmantelziesel
- es: Ardilla de Manto Dorado
- fr: Spermophile à manteau doré
- it: Citello dal mantello dorato

## Countries with the most observations

US (22765), CA (3665)

## Summary

The golden-mantled ground squirrel is a ground squirrel native to western North America. It is distributed in the Rocky Mountains of British Columbia and Alberta, and through much of the western United States.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden-mantled_ground_squirrel

## Photo

![Common Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/common-golden-mantled-ground-squirrel/medium.jpg)

Photo: Quillipede · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/236913829

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/common-golden-mantled-ground-squirrel?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).