Uinta Ground Squirrel

Taxobox
name = Uinta Ground Squirrel
status = LR/lc

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image_width = 250px
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Mammalia
ordo = Rodentia
familia = Sciuridae
genus = "Spermophilus"
species = "S. armatus"
binomial = "Spermophilus armatus"
binomial_authority = Kennicott, 1863The Uinta Ground Squirrel, "Spermophilus armatus", is a native of the northern Rocky Mountains and surrounding foothills of the United States including Idaho, Montana, Utah, and Wyoming. Their habitat includes dry meadows, grasslands, and cultivated fields close to water.

The squirrels eat foods including seeds, green vegetation, insects, and meat. They are fully active for roughly 3 1/2 months in the spring and summer before beginning estivation and hibernation in burrows underground. During their active periods the squirrels are diurnal and often live in colonies.

The squirrels mate in the early spring and females give birth after about a month of gestation. Young leave the burrow at twenty-four days. Litters usually include four to six young with older females generally producing larger litters. Adults weigh between 285g-425g.

External links

* [http://dwrcdc.nr.utah.gov/rsgis2/Search/Display.asp?FlNm=sperarma Uinta Ground Squirrel page] at [http://dwrcdc.nr.utah.gov/ucdc/default.asp Utah Division of Wildlife Resources]
* [http://www.enature.com/flashcard/show_flash_card.asp?recordNumber=MA0193 eNature Flash Card]
*LaValle, A. 2000. "Spermophilus armatus" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web. Accessed December 25, 2007 at http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Spermophilus_armatus.html.