Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel

Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel

Callospermophilus lateralis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
50–60% · Likely
overall probability at Glacier National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
30–40
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
30–40
May
50–60
Jun
60–70
Jul
60–70
Aug
50–60
Sep
20–30
Oct
30–40
Nov
10–20
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States
70–80%
2 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
60–70%
3 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
60–70%
4 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States
50–60%
5 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸 United States
50–60%
6 Jasper National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
40–50%
7 Yellowstone National Park 🇺🇸 United States
40–50%
8 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States
30–40%
9 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
10 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
11 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel in Glacier National Park?

About 57% of visitor-days record a Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel sighting in Glacier National Park, based on 411 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel in Glacier National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel in Glacier National Park in our monthly data.

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