Arctic Ground Squirrel

Arctic Ground Squirrel

Urocitellus parryii

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
60–70% · Likely
overall probability at Kluane National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

50–60
Jan
40–50
Feb
30–40
Mar
50–60
Apr
40–50
May
70–80
Jun
70–80
Jul
70–80
Aug
70–80
Sep
40–50
Oct
40–50
Nov
40–50
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 Kluane National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
60–70%
2 Denali National Park 🇺🇸 United States
50–60%
3 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United States
30–40%
4 Katmai National Park 🇺🇸 United States
30–40%
5 Gates of the Arctic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
6 Nahanni National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Arctic Ground Squirrel in Kluane National Park?

About 68% of visitor-days record a Arctic Ground Squirrel sighting in Kluane National Park, based on 78 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Arctic Ground Squirrel in Kluane National Park?

June has the highest sighting rate for Arctic Ground Squirrel in Kluane National Park in our monthly data.

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