SCIURIDAE DIRECTORY

Ground Squirrels

Ground-dwelling members of Sciuridae, including ground squirrels, prairie dogs, chipmunks, marmots and related groups.

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Taxonomy, country distribution and conservation status follow Mammal Diversity Database v2.5. Unsupported natural-history fields are marked Unknown.

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Alashan Ground Squirrel

Spermophilus alaschanicus

Allen's Chipmunk

Neotamias senex

Alpine Marmot

Marmota marmota

Altai Ground Squirrel

Urocitellus alticola

Arctic Ground Squirrel

Urocitellus parryii

Asia Minor Ground Squirrel

Spermophilus xanthoprymnus

Barbary Ground Squirrel

Atlantoxerus getulus

Belding’s Ground Squirrel

Urocitellus beldingi

Berdmore’s Ground Squirrel

Menetes berdmorei

Bobak Marmot

Marmota bobak

Brandt’s Ground Squirrel

Spermophilus brevicauda

Buller’s Chipmunk

Neotamias bulleri

California Ground Squirrel

Otospermophilus beecheyi

Cascade Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel

Callospermophilus saturatus

Caucasian Mountain Ground Squirrel

Spermophilus musicus

Columbian Ground Squirrel

Urocitellus columbianus

Daurian Ground Squirrel

Spermophilus dauricus

European Ground Squirrel

Spermophilus citellus

Franklin’s Ground Squirrel

Poliocitellus franklinii

Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel

Callospermophilus lateralis

Idaho Ground Squirrel

Urocitellus brunneus

Little Ground Squirrel

Spermophilus pygmaeus

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Urocitellus undulatus

Mexican Ground Squirrel

Ictidomys mexicanus

Mohave Ground Squirrel

Xerospermophilus mohavensis

Olympic Marmot

Marmota olympus

Richardson's Ground Squirrel

Urocitellus richardsonii

Rock Squirrel

Otospermophilus variegatus

Round-tailed Ground Squirrel

Xerospermophilus tereticaudus

Spotted Ground Squirrel

Xerospermophilus spilosoma

Townsend's Ground Squirrel

Urocitellus townsendii

Uinta Ground Squirrel

Urocitellus armatus

Unstriped Ground Squirrel

Xerus rutilus

Vancouver Island Marmot

Marmota vancouverensis

Critically Endangered

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Washington Ground Squirrel

Urocitellus washingtoni

White-tailed Antelope Squirrel

Ammospermophilus leucurus

Wyoming Ground Squirrel

Urocitellus elegans

Yellow Ground Squirrel

Spermophilus fulvus

Yellow-bellied Marmot

Marmota flaviventris

Yellow-pine Chipmunk

Neotamias amoenus

Alpine Chipmunk

Neotamias alpinus

Cliff Chipmunk

Neotamias dorsalis

Gray-footed Chipmunk

Neotamias canipes

Hopi Chipmunk

Neotamias rufus

Lodgepole Chipmunk

Neotamias speciosus

Long-eared Chipmunk

Neotamias quadrimaculatus

Merriam’s Chipmunk

Neotamias merriami

Palmer’s Chipmunk

Neotamias palmeri

Panamint Chipmunk

Neotamias panamintinus

Red-tailed Chipmunk

Neotamias ruficaudus

Sonoma Chipmunk

Neotamias sonomae

Townsend’s Chipmunk

Neotamias townsendii

Uinta Chipmunk

Neotamias umbrinus

Yellow-cheeked Chipmunk

Neotamias ochrogenys

Siberian Chipmunk

Eutamias sibiricus

Least Chipmunk

Neotamias minimus

Eastern Chipmunk

Tamias striatus

Himalayan Marmot

Marmota himalayana

Hoary Marmot

Marmota caligata

Long-tailed Marmot

Marmota caudata

Menzbier’s Marmot

Marmota menzbieri

Tarbagan Marmot

Marmota sibirica

Woodchuck

Marmota monax

Black-tailed Prairie Dog

Cynomys ludovicianus

White-tailed Prairie Dog

Cynomys leucurus

Gunnison’s Prairie Dog

Cynomys gunnisoni

Utah Prairie Dog

Cynomys parvidens

Mexican Prairie Dog

Cynomys mexicanus

Cape Ground Squirrel

Geosciurus inauris

Striped Ground Squirrel

Euxerus erythropus

Texas Antelope Squirrel

Ammospermophilus interpres

Nelson’s Antelope Squirrel

Ammospermophilus nelsoni

Harris’s Antelope Squirrel

Ammospermophilus harrisii

Yucatan Ground Squirrel

Spermophilus yucatanensis

Perote Ground Squirrel

Xerospermophilus perotensis

Rio Grande Ground Squirrel

Ictidomys parvidens

Not Evaluated