tribe
Ground Squirrels
Marmotini
Field notes
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- Long-tailed Ground Squirrels 8 native
- Antelope Squirrels 4 native
- Prairie Dogs 4 native
- Marmots 4 native
- North American Rock Squirrels 3 native
- Mountain Striped Ground Squirrels 2 native
- Pygmy Ground Squirrels 2 native
- Lined Ground Squirrels 2 native
- Franklin's Ground Squirrels 1 native
- Old World Ground Squirrels
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Most observed native ground squirrels All
Native to the US, by observations.
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Groundhog
Marmota monax
64,853 observations
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California Ground Squirrel
Otospermophilus beecheyi
63,871 observations
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Rock Squirrel
Otospermophilus variegatus
29,215 observations
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Common Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel
Callospermophilus lateralis
26,841 observations
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Yellow-bellied Marmot
Marmota flaviventris
23,039 observations
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Black-tailed Prairie Dog
Cynomys ludovicianus
18,257 observations
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Columbian Ground Squirrel
Urocitellus columbianus
9,830 observations
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White-tailed Antelope Squirrel
Ammospermophilus leucurus
8,184 observations
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Hoary Marmot
Marmota caligata
7,981 observations
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Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel
Ictidomys tridecemlineatus
6,904 observations
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Richardson's Ground Squirrel
Urocitellus richardsonii
5,606 observations
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Uinta Ground Squirrel
Urocitellus armatus
4,733 observations
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Round-tailed Ground Squirrel
Xerospermophilus tereticaudus
4,425 observations
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Arctic Ground Squirrel
Urocitellus parryii
3,379 observations
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Cascade Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel
Callospermophilus saturatus
3,244 observations