Columbian Ground Squirrel

Closest Relatives at Banff National Park

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Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Probability
1	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	70–80%
2	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	60–70%
3	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	40–50%
4	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Columbian Ground Squirrel in Banff National Park?

About 66% of visitor-days record a Columbian Ground Squirrel sighting in Banff National Park, based on 941 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Columbian Ground Squirrel in Banff National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Columbian Ground Squirrel in Banff National Park in our monthly data.