Genus

Long-tailed Ground Squirrels

Urocitellus

6 species in our catalog · found in 17 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassMammalia (Mammals)
OrderRodentia (Rodents)
FamilySciuridae (Squirrels)
GenusUrocitellus (Long-tailed Ground Squirrels)

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Urocitellus columbianus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Urocitellus parryii

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

LC Endemic

Urocitellus armatus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

LC Endemic

Urocitellus beldingi

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

LC Endemic

Urocitellus elegans

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Urocitellus richardsonii

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~40%

Apr

~40%

May

~50%

Jun

~60%

Jul

~50%

Aug

~30%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Long-tailed Ground Squirrels

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~80%
	Columbian Ground Squirrel			~70%
	Richardson's Ground Squirrel			~10%
2	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	~70%
	Arctic Ground Squirrel			~70%
3	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2	~70%
	Columbian Ground Squirrel			~70%
	Richardson's Ground Squirrel			Insufficient data
4	Denali National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~60%
	Arctic Ground Squirrel			~60%
5	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~60%
	Uinta Ground Squirrel			~60%
6	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~50%
	Uinta Ground Squirrel			~50%
7	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	~50%
	Columbian Ground Squirrel			~50%
8	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~40%
	Belding's Ground Squirrel			~40%
9	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~40%
	Wyoming Ground Squirrel			~40%
10	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~30%
	Arctic Ground Squirrel			~30%
11	Katmai National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~30%
	Arctic Ground Squirrel			~30%
12	Gates of the Arctic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~30%
	Arctic Ground Squirrel			Insufficient data
13	Nahanni National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	~20%
	Arctic Ground Squirrel			Insufficient data
14	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	1	~20%
	Belding's Ground Squirrel			~20%
15	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	~10%
	Richardson's Ground Squirrel			Insufficient data
16	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	~10%
	Richardson's Ground Squirrel			Insufficient data
17	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	1	<5%
	Columbian Ground Squirrel			Insufficient data