Richardson's Ground Squirrel

Closest Relatives at Glacier 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	0–10%
2	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
3	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
4	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Richardson's Ground Squirrel in Glacier National Park?

About 6% of visitor-days record a Richardson's Ground Squirrel sighting in Glacier National Park, based on 6 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Richardson's Ground Squirrel in Glacier National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Richardson's Ground Squirrel in Glacier National Park in our monthly data.