page_title: Cascade golden-mantled ground squirrel
section_title: Behavior
hierarchical_section_title: Cascade golden-mantled ground squirrel / Behavior
caption_attribution_description: English: Cascade golden-mantled ground squirrel spotted on Mount Rainier in the summer at an elevation of around 8300 ft.
context_page_description: The Cascade golden-mantled ground squirrel is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae, in the order Rodentia. It is the largest species of the three within the subgenus Callospermophilus. It is found in the Cascade Mountains in the province of British Columbia, Canada and the state of Washington, United States.
context_section_description: Examination of alarm calls in response to Canis lupus familiaris among several species of ground squirrels showed that S. saturatus have a dialect of their own. Vocalizations were distinct, and could be identified 100% of the time by a discriminant source. This suggests that vocalizations can be used in addition to genetics and morphology to differentiate and designate species.
caption: A Cascade golden-mantled ground squirrel on Mount Rainier.
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