#0271 · 🦊 mammals

Columbian Ground Squirrel

Urocitellus columbianus

LCleast concern 🦊 Mammals 📍 outside Europe

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what is it?

The Columbian ground squirrel ( Urocitellus columbianus ), is a species of rodent common in certain regions of Canada and the northwestern United States. It is the second largest member of the genus Urocitellus , which is part of the tribe Marmotini, along with marmots, chipmunks, prairie dogs, and other holarctic ground squirrels. They are stout, with short dense fur, which is characteristically tawny across the bridge of the nose. Social encounters often are initiated with kissing behavior and...

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 9,992iNaturalist observations
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
9,992 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named by George Ord in 1815 (211 years ago).