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A ground squirrel is a squirrel that digs holes by trees to live in, and occasionally climbs trees to get around. Ground squirrels are mainly grey and stay on the ground, hence the name of this type of squirrel.
There are not really many animals with a hyphenated name. A few animals with the hyphenated names are the prairie-dog, jack-rabbit, and the ground-squirrel.
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The ferret will eat the squirrel, if both are in a closed area from which the squirrel couldn't escape,
The scientific or taxonomic name would be Spermophilus sp.
The scientific or taxonomic name would be Spermophilus mollis.
The scientific or taxonomic name would be Spermophilus richardsonii.
The scientific or taxonomic name would be Spermophilus townsendii.
The scientific or taxonomic name would be Spermophilus elegans.
The scientific or taxonomic name would be Atlantoxerus getulus.
The scientific or taxonomic name would be Spermophilus franklinii.
The scientific or taxonomic name would be Spermophilus richardsonii.
The scientific or taxonomic name would be Spermophilus armatus.
The scientific name for the Columbian ground squirrel is Urocitellus columbianus. It belongs to the kingdom Animalia, phylum Chordata, class Mammalia, order Rodentia, and family Sciuridae.
The scientific or taxonomic name would be Spermophilus tridecemlineatus.
The scientific or taxonomic name would be Spermophilus beecheyi (formerly Citellus beecheyi).