California ground squirrel: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the California ground squirrel lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Otospermophilus beecheyi
Group	Squirrels, chipmunks & marmots
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	North America
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Sciuridae

Where does the California ground squirrel live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the California ground squirrel in 2 countries and territories across North America.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the California ground squirrel endangered?

The California ground squirrel’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the California ground squirrel?

The California ground squirrel (Otospermophilus beecheyi) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Sciuridae, genus Otospermophilus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the California ground squirrel

The California ground squirrel (Otospermophilus beecheyi), also known as the Beechey ground squirrel, is a common and easily observed ground squirrel of the western United States and the Baja California Peninsula. It is common in California with its range spanning through much of the state, as well as northeastern Nevada in areas around Reno and Lake Tahoe.

Formerly placed in Spermophilus, as Spermophilus beecheyi, it was reclassified in Otospermophilus in 2009, as it became clear that Spermophilus as previously defined was not a natural (monophyletic) group.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article California ground squirrel (revision 1380156136), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q21727766 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).