American badger
Predators of the Colombian ground squirrel include the brown bear ("Ursus arctos"), coyote ("Canis latrans"), American marten ("Martes americana"), American badger ("Taxidea taxus"), weasels ("Mustela" sp), and mountain lion ("Felis concolor"). Predatory birds include the golden eagle ("Aquila chrysaetos"), red-tailed hawk ("Buteo jamaicensis"), and goshawk ("Accipiter gentilis").