Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel

Closest Relatives at Yosemite 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	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	70–80%
2	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	60–70%
3	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	60–70%
4	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	50–60%
5	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	50–60%
6	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	40–50%
7	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	40–50%
8	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	30–40%
9	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
10	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
11	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel in Yosemite National Park?

About 39% of visitor-days record a Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel sighting in Yosemite National Park, based on 313 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel in Yosemite National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel in Yosemite National Park in our monthly data.