Belding's Ground Squirrel

Belding's Ground Squirrel

Urocitellus beldingi

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
10–20% · Possible
overall probability at Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
20–30
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
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 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States
30–40%
2 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Belding's Ground Squirrel in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks?

About 16% of visitor-days record a Belding's Ground Squirrel sighting in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, based on 28 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Belding's Ground Squirrel in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks?

July has the highest sighting rate for Belding's Ground Squirrel in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks in our monthly data.

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