"Dutsen squirrel" yana nufin wani nau'in squirrel na ƙasa da ake samu a cikin duwatsu ko sahara na Arewacin Amurka. A kimiyyance aka sani da "Otospermophilus variegatus," rodent ne matsakaicin girman wanda yawanci yana da launin toka-launin ruwan kasa ko launin ruwan kasa mai launin ruwan kasa mai launin fari. An santa da bambancinta, wutsiya mai tsayi da ɗabi'ar ta na rayuwa a cikin ramukan dutse da burrows. Ana kuma san dutsen squirrel da “squirrel rock mai tsiri” ko kuma “ squirrel bambance-bambancen ƙasa.”