genus Citellus


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Noun1.genus Citellus - typical ground squirrelsgenus Citellus - typical ground squirrels    
Citellus, genus Spermophilus, Spermophilus
mammal genus - a genus of mammals
family Sciuridae, Sciuridae - a mammal family of true squirrels including: ground squirrels; marmots; chipmunks; flying squirrels; spermophiles
spermophile, ground squirrel, gopher - any of various terrestrial burrowing rodents of Old and New Worlds; often destroy crops
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Differential development patterns and their adaptive value in various species of the genus Citellus. Growth 30:137-142.
Species at risk: Mohave ground squirrel (Spermophilus mohavensis) body mass: a comparison of live-trapped individuals, published literature, and unpublished museum specimens

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