Richardson's ground squirrel: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

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

Scientific name	Urocitellus richardsonii
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 Richardson's ground squirrel live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Richardson's ground squirrel in 2 countries and territories across North America. Wikidata gives its range as: Canada, 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 Richardson's ground squirrel endangered?

The Richardson's 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 Richardson's ground squirrel?

The Richardson's ground squirrel (Urocitellus richardsonii) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Sciuridae, genus Urocitellus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Richardson's ground squirrel

Richardson's ground squirrel (Urocitellus richardsonii), also known as the dakrat or flickertail, is a North American ground squirrel in the genus Urocitellus. Like a number of other ground squirrels, they are sometimes called prairie dogs or gophers, though the latter name belongs more strictly to the pocket gophers of family Geomyidae, and the former to members of the genus Cynomys.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Richardson's ground squirrel (revision 1380253943), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q21730517 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).