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Uinta Ground Squirrel
Urocitellus armatus
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Wyoming Ground SquirrelUrocitellus elegans
Rock SquirrelOtospermophilus variegatus
Yellow-bellied MarmotMarmota flaviventris
California Ground SquirrelOtospermophilus beecheyi
Columbian Ground SquirrelUrocitellus columbianus
Richardson's Ground SquirrelUrocitellus richardsonii
Belding's Ground SquirrelUrocitellus beldingi
American Red SquirrelTamiasciurus hudsonicus
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 4,447 |
|---|---|
| Wyoming | 2,431 |
| Utah | 1,440 |
| Idaho | 258 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Mammals · Mammalia |
| Order | Rodents · Rodentia |
| Family | Squirrels · Sciuridae |
| Genus | Long-tailed Ground Squirrels · Urocitellus |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Uinta Ground Squirrel with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.