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Wyoming Ground Squirrel

Urocitellus elegans

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Colorado.January 66, February 52, March 71, April 139, May 211, June 244, July 268, August 118, September 94, October 67, November 59, December 56.
United States2,709
Colorado1,359
Idaho416
Wyoming301
Utah81
Nevada41
California36
New Mexico35
Texas35
Nebraska2

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Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassMammals · Mammalia
OrderRodents · Rodentia
FamilySquirrels · Sciuridae
GenusLong-tailed Ground Squirrels · Urocitellus

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