Species: Spermophilus townsendii

Townsend's Ground Squirrel
Species
    Kingdom
    Animalia
    Phylum
    Craniata
    Class

    Mammalia

    Order

    Rodentia

    Family

    Sciuridae

    Genus

    Spermophilus

    Classification
    Informal Taxonomy
    Animals, Vertebrates - Mammals - Rodents
    Formal Taxonomy
    Animalia - Craniata - Mammalia - Rodentia - Sciuridae - Spermophilus - . Baker et al. (2003) and Thorington and Hoffmann (in Wilson and Reeder 2005) recognized the three taxa as distinct species, noting their distinct cytotypes and lack of hybridization.
    Habitat Type Description
    Terrestrial
    Migration
    true - false - false
    Non-migrant
    true
    Locally Migrant
    false
    Food Comments
    Main diet herbaceous vegetation (grasses, forbs, and exotic annuals), and seeds; may also eat some shrub parts and animal matter. Will often feed on crops. May climb bushes while foraging.
    Ecology Comments
    In Idaho, juvenile dispersal distance over two years was 146-1076 m (mean 515 m over the two years) (Olson and Van Horne 1998).
    Length
    27
    Weight
    325
    NatureServe Global Status Rank
    G3
    Global Status Last Reviewed
    2008-10-31
    Global Status Last Changed
    2008-10-31
    Other Status

    VU - Vulnerable

    Conservation Status Map
    <img src="http://www.natureserve.org/explorer/servlet/GetMapGif?US.WA=S3" alt="Conservation Status Map" style="width: 475px; height: auto;" />
    Global Range
    E - 5000-20,000 square km (about 2000-8000 square miles) - E - Range is restricted to southeastern Washington, south of the Yakima River and west and north of the Columbia River (Hoffman et al., Wilson and Reeder 1993).
    Global Range Code
    E
    Global Range Description
    5000-20,000 square km (about 2000-8000 square miles)
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