Wyoming ground squirrel: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

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

Scientific name	Urocitellus elegans
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 Wyoming ground squirrel live?

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

The Wyoming 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 Wyoming ground squirrel?

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

About the Wyoming ground squirrel

The Wyoming ground squirrel (Urocitellus elegans) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is endemic to the mountain west of the United States.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Wyoming ground squirrel (revision 1379550366), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q21730473 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).