Washington ground squirrel: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

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

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

Where does the Washington ground squirrel live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Washington 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 Washington ground squirrel endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the Washington ground squirrel?

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

About the Washington ground squirrel

The Washington ground squirrel (Urocitellus washingtoni) is near threatened species of squirrel distributed in the Pacific Northwest states of Washington and Oregon, United States.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Washington ground squirrel (revision 1327639179), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q21730578 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).