Wyoming Ground Squirrel
Urocitellus elegans
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderRodentia (Rosegadors)
- FamilySciuridae (Squirrels)
- GenusUrocitellus (Long-tailed Ground Squirrels)
- SpeciesUrocitellus elegans (Wyoming Ground Squirrel)
Closest Relatives at Rocky Mountain National Park
Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel
Callospermophilus lateralis
Yellow-bellied Marmot
Marmota flaviventris
American Red Squirrel
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
Tamia mineur
Tamias minimus
Abert's Squirrel
Sciurus aberti
Colorado Chipmunk
Tamias quadrivittatus
Uinta Chipmunk
Tamias umbrinus
Fox Squirrel
Sciurus niger
Rock Squirrel
Otospermophilus variegatus
Black-tailed Prairie Dog
Cynomys ludovicianus
Muskrat
Ondatra zibethicus
American Beaver
Castor canadensis
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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 |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Wyoming Ground Squirrel in Rocky Mountain National Park?
About 37% of visitor-days record a Wyoming Ground Squirrel sighting in Rocky Mountain National Park, based on 257 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Wyoming Ground Squirrel in Rocky Mountain National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Wyoming Ground Squirrel in Rocky Mountain National Park in our monthly data.