Wyoming Ground Squirrel (Urocitellus elegans)

Wyoming Ground Squirrel
Urocitellus elegans

Species

Presence

In IdahoIn Idaho
Native IconNative Origin
Terrestrial IconTerrestrial
Population
Year-round
Presence
Present
Regularity
Regularly occurring
Confidence
Confident

Conservation Ranks

State Rank State Rank S3
Global Rank Icon Global Rank G5T4

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Wyoming Ground squirrel (Urocitellus elegans) - photo Public Domain by Beth Waterbury, Idaho Fish and Game

Taxonomy

Mammal in the Urocitellus Genus.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Craniata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Sciuridae
Species: Urocitellus elegans

Names

Wyoming Ground Squirrel
Urocitellus elegans
ID: 16823