Piute ground squirrel: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Piute ground squirrel lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Urocitellus mollis
Group	Squirrels, chipmunks & marmots
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	North America
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Sciuridae

Where does the Piute ground squirrel live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Piute ground squirrel in 1 country or territory across North America.

United States

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 Piute ground squirrel endangered?

The Piute 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 Piute ground squirrel?

The Piute ground squirrel (Urocitellus mollis) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Sciuridae, genus Urocitellus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Piute ground squirrel

The Piute ground squirrel (Urocitellus mollis) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is endemic to the Great Basin region of the western United States, where it is found in parts of California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Washington.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Piute ground squirrel (revision 1314923442), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q21730495 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).