Uintah Ground Squirrel - Sciuridae Spermophilus armatus
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Uinta Ground Squirrel at Silver Lake
Ground Squirrel at Silver Lake



Uinta Ground Squirrel at Silver Lake
Ground Squirrel at Silver Lake


Uinta Ground Squirrel at Silver Lake
Uinta Ground Squirrel


Potgut at Donut Falls Turnout
donut falls turnout


Rockcliff Nature Center






Photo Details ©Nicky Davis
1.  Silver Lake, Salt Lake County, Utah, June 11, 2010
2.  Potgut at Donut Falls Turnoff
May 16, 2004 , Rockcliff Nature Center, Wasatch County, Utah - ©Nicky Davis

Description
This ground squirrel lives only in a few places in the United States including Montana, Idaho, Wyoming and north central Utah. They like dry meadows and grasslands near water. Their bodies are 11-12 inches long with a 2.5-3 inch long tail. They are brown to buff colored with a pale underbelly.  The nose, ears and face are more cinnamon colored. They have small round ears. They eat green vegetation, seeds, and some insects.  They live in  burrows in colonies. .. Utah Division of Wildlife

 
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