Scientific Name: Spermophilus LateralisCommon Name: Ground Squirrel
Family: Sciuridae
Ground Squirrels adjust antipredator behavior in complex ways to diversity the predators that eat them. They migrate to other habitats to adapt.Snakes are major squirrel predators. Ground squirrels can hurt shrubs, vines, and trees by chewing on them. They also eat many grasses, seeds, grains, and nuts. They eat more before the winter so that they can live through the time when food won't be easy to get.
Because ground squirrels eat plants they are Herbivores.
Ground squirrel's are not domesticated and I feel they are co-evolving with humans by cleaning up crumbs and uneaten foods that humans leave behind.
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