---
title: "Snake River Plains Ground Squirrel"
description: "Urocitellus idahoensis — Mamíferos. The Snake River Plains ground squirrel (Urocitellus idahoensis) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae endemic to Idaho in the western United States."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/es/animal/snake-river-plains-ground-squirrel
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Snake River Plains Ground Squirrel

> Urocitellus idahoensis — Mamíferos. The Snake River Plains ground squirrel (Urocitellus idahoensis) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae endemic to Idaho in the western United States.

- Scientific name: *Urocitellus idahoensis*
- Category: `mammals` (Mamíferos)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Praderas y campos)
- iNaturalist observations: 135
- iNaturalist taxon: [1618940](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1618940)

## Names

- en: Snake River Plains Ground Squirrel

## Countries with the most observations

US (117)

## Summary

The Snake River Plains ground squirrel (Urocitellus idahoensis) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae endemic to Idaho in the western United States. It was formerly considered to be a subspecies of the Piute ground squirrel, before being identified as a distinct species on the basis of genetic differences in 2025.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snake_River_Plains_ground_squirrel

## Photo

![Snake River Plains Ground Squirrel](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/snake-river-plains-ground-squirrel/medium.jpg)

Photo: Alejandro Santillana · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/30813490

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/snake-river-plains-ground-squirrel?lang=es` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).