Uinta ground squirrel: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

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

Scientific name	Urocitellus armatus
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 Uinta ground squirrel live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Uinta ground squirrel in 1 country or territory across North America. Wikidata lists it as endemic to United States.

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 Uinta ground squirrel endangered?

The Uinta 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 Uinta ground squirrel?

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

About the Uinta ground squirrel

The Uinta ground squirrel (Urocitellus armatus), commonly called a "chisler" and Potgut in northern Utah, is a species of rodent native to the western United States.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Uinta ground squirrel (revision 1367213928), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q21729942 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).