Genus

Long-tailed Ground Squirrels

Urocitellus

5 species in our catalog · found in 12 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassMammalia (Mammals)
OrderRodentia (Rodents)
FamilySciuridae (Squirrels)
GenusUrocitellus (Long-tailed Ground Squirrels)

Species in this group

Urocitellus parryii

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

Urocitellus columbianus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

LC Endemic

Urocitellus armatus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

LC Endemic

Urocitellus beldingi

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

LC Endemic

Urocitellus elegans

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~40%

Apr

~50%

May

~60%

Jun

~60%

Jul

~60%

Aug

~40%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Long-tailed Ground Squirrels

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 8 species, darker where more of them overlap (Mammal Diversity Database, Marsh et al. 2022). Our parks In captivity: 1 zoo or centre

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Denali National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~90%
	Arctic Ground Squirrel			~90%
2	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~80%
	Columbian Ground Squirrel			~80%
3	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 5	~70%
	Columbian Ground Squirrel			~70%
4	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~60%
	Uinta Ground Squirrel			~60%
5	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 5	~60%
	Arctic Ground Squirrel			~60%
6	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~50%
	Uinta Ground Squirrel			~50%
7	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 5	~50%
	Columbian Ground Squirrel			~50%
8	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~40%
	Belding's Ground Squirrel			~40%
9	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~40%
	Wyoming Ground Squirrel			~40%
10	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~40%
	Arctic Ground Squirrel			~40%
11	Katmai National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~30%
	Arctic Ground Squirrel			~30%
12	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~20%
	Belding's Ground Squirrel			~20%