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Belding's Ground Squirrel
Urocitellus beldingi
27 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
Merriam's Ground SquirrelUrocitellus canus
California Ground SquirrelOtospermophilus beecheyi
Uinta Ground SquirrelUrocitellus armatus
Common Golden-mantled Ground SquirrelCallospermophilus lateralis
Piute Ground SquirrelUrocitellus mollis
Columbian Ground SquirrelUrocitellus columbianus
Douglas's Ground SquirrelOtospermophilus douglasii
Wyoming Ground SquirrelUrocitellus elegans
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 4,177 |
|---|---|
| Oregon | 1,540 |
| California | 1,478 |
| Nevada | 1,208 |
| Idaho | 188 |
| Utah | 48 |
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 Belding's Ground Squirrel with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.