Sciuridae
 Spermophilus richardsonii
(Richardson's ground squirrel)

Image Caption:
Hardly much bigger than a mouse, a young Richardson's ground squirrel is eaten by a cat.  Although many animals prey on ground squirrels, weasels, badgers, and birds of prey such as hawks most often make meals of ground squirrels, especially squirrel pups (Michener & Koeppl, 1985, p. 3).

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Spermophilus richardsonii (Richardson's ground squirrel) Young Eaten by Cat
Works Cited:

Michener, G. R. & Koeppl, J. W.  (1985).  Spermophilus richardsonii.  The American Society of Mammalogists Mammalian Species 243. (University of Lethbridge Link).
Image Location: United States, South Dakota, McCook County
Image Date: 2009JUN05
Image Species: Spermophilus richardsonii
(EXIF Information is accurate, stamped in UTC).

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