Wyoming ground squirrel

Wyoming ground squirrel
Urocitellus elegans
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Sciuridae
Genus: Urocitellus
Species: U. elegans
Binomial name
Urocitellus elegans
(Kennicott, 1863)
Synonyms

Spermophilus elegans Kennicott, 1863

The Wyoming ground squirrel (Urocitellus elegans) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae.

It is endemic to the Northwestern United States.

See also

References

  1. Yensen, E.; Mabee, T. (NatureServe) & Hammerson, G. (NatureServe) (2008). "Spermophilus elegans". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2008. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 8 January 2009.


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