Franklin's Ground Squirrel

Closest Relatives at Riding Mountain 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	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Franklin's Ground Squirrel in Riding Mountain National Park?

About 15% of visitor-days record a Franklin's Ground Squirrel sighting in Riding Mountain National Park, based on 20 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Franklin's Ground Squirrel in Riding Mountain National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Franklin's Ground Squirrel in Riding Mountain National Park in our monthly data.