Malheur Valley ground squirrel

Urocitellus canus vigilis

Classification

Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Sciuridae

Merriam's ground squirrel (Urocitellus canus) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It occurs in the western United States in Idaho, Nevada, and Oregon. Description Merriam's ground squirrel is a small, grey, ground squirrel with a relatively nondescript appearance.

Distribution

Malheur Valley ground squirrel — (c) Brodie Cass Talbott, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United States of America · 76

Sources and credits

Photo(c) Brodie Cass Talbott, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY DescriptionMerriam's ground squirrel, Wikipedia contributors

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