Part 18. Squirrels

Wyoming ground squirrel (Spermophilus elegans), Como Bluff Dinosaur Graveyard, Wyoming.

Baby 13-lined ground squirrels (S. tridecimlineatus), Ogallala, Nebraska.

Colorado chipmunk (Tamias quadrivittatus), Rocky Mountains Nat'l Park, Colorado

Hoary marmot (Marmota caligata), Pink Mountain, British Columbia.	The Western North America has more species of them than any other area outside the tropics; all are a pleasure to observe, and most are easy to find - they are abundant and conspicuous at daytime in proper habitat.	Gunnison's prairie dogs (C. gunnisoni), Gunnison Valley, Colorado.

Hibernating Colorado chipmunk (T. quadrivittatus), Gallup, New Mexico.

Alaska marmot (M. broweri), Richardson Mts., Yukon.

Some, however, are very rare, local (limited to only few meadows or isolated mountains), or even facing extinction, such as Vancouver marmot. It took me a lot of effort to see all 70 (!) species in the wild.

Hoary marmot (M. caligata), Gustavus, Alaska.

Woodchuck (M. monax), Fort Nelson British Columbia.	Yellow-bellied marmot (M. flaviventris), Rocky Mts. Nat'l Park, Colorado.	Yellow-bellied marmot (M. flaviventris), Mineral King, California.	Olympic marmot (M. olympus), Hurricane Ridge, Washington.	Vancouver marmot (M. vancouverensis), Vancouver I., British Columbia.
Utah prairie dog (Cynomys parvidens), Bryce Canyon, Utah.	White-tailed prairie dog (C. leucurus), Tibbs Reserve, Utah.	Black-tailed prairie dog (C. ludovicianus),Pawnee Nat.Grassland, Colorado.	Black-tailed prairie dog (C. ludovicianus), Boulder, Colorado.	Gunnison's prairie dog (C. gunnisoni), Gallup, New Mexico.
Thirteen-lined ground squirrel (S. tridecimlineatus), Denver, Colorado.	Golden-mantled ground squirrel (S. lateralis), Newberry Craters, Oregon.	Golden-mantled ground squirrel (S. lateralis), Newberry Craters, Oregon.	Golden-mantled ground squirrel (S. lateralis), Lassen Peak, California.	Cascade Mountains ground squirrel (S. saturatus), Mt.Baker, Washington.
Townsend's ground squirrel(S. townsendii), west from Kennewick, Washington.	Uinta ground squirrel (S. armatus), Dinosaur National Monument, Wyoming.	Belding's ground squirrel (S. beldingi), Bodie Ghost Town, California.	Northern Idaho ground squirrel (S. endemicus), Payette National Forest, Idaho.	California ground squirrel (S. beecheyi), Pebble Beach, California.
Arctic ground squirrel (S. parryii), Great Salt Lake, Nortern Territories.	Columbian gr. squirrel (S. columbianus), Jasper Nat'l Park, Alberta.	Richardson's gr. squirrel (S. richardsonii), Elk Island Nat'l Park, Alberta.	Round-tailed ground squirrel (S. tereticaudus), Phoenix, Arizona	Rock squirrel (S. variegatus), Grand Canyon near North Rim, Arizona.
Rock squirrel (S. variegatus), Sandia Mountains, New Mexico.	Rock squirrel (S. variegatus), Zuni Mountains, New Mexico.	Harris' antelope squirrel (Ammospermophilus harrisi), Yaqui River, Arizona.	Texas antelope squirrel (A. interpres), Sevilleta NWR, New Mexico.	Texas antelope squirrel (A. interpres), Organ Mountains, New Mexico.
Yellow-pine chipmunk (Tamias amoenus), Crater Lake, Oregon.	Gray-collared chipmunk (T. cinereicollis), Mt. Graham, Arizona.	Allen's chipmunk (T. senex), Muir Woods National Monument, California.	Alpine chipmunk (T. alpinus), Devil's Postpile Nat'l Mon., California.	Hopi chipmunk (T. rufus), Grand Staircase National Monument, Utah.
Colorado chipmunk (T. quadrivittatus), Mesa Verde, Colorado.	Least chipmunk (T. minimus), Spanish Peaks, Colorado.	Cliff chipmunk (T. dorsalis), Magdalena Mts., New Mexico.	Mexican fox squirrel (Sciurus nayaritensis), near Arizona/Sonora border.	Mexican fox squirrel (S. nayaritensis), near Arizona/Sonora border.
Arizona gray squirrel (S. arizonensis), near Arizona/Sonora border.	Arizona gray squirrel (S. arizonensis), near Arizona/Sonora border.	Abert's squirrel (S. aberti), Bandelier Nat'l Monument, New Mexico.	Abert's squirrel (S. aberti), Bandelier Nat'l Monument, New Mexico.	Abert's squirrel (S. aberti), Kaibab National Forest, Arizona.
Western gray squirrel (S. griseus), Oregon Dunes, Oregon.	Red squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus), Uinta Mts., Utah	Red squirrel (T. hudsonicus), Spanish Peaks, Colorado.	Douglas' squirrel (T. douglasii), Spanish Peaks, Colorado.	Northern flying squirrel (Glaucomys sabrinus), Craters of the Moon, Idaho.

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