---
title: "Townsend's Ground Squirrel"
description: "Urocitellus townsendii — Mamíferos. No summary available."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/es/animal/townsend-s-ground-squirrel
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Townsend's Ground Squirrel

> Urocitellus townsendii — Mamíferos. No summary available.

- Scientific name: *Urocitellus townsendii*
- Category: `mammals` (Mamíferos)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 56
- Wikidata: [Q21730529](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21730529)
- iNaturalist taxon: [180003](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/180003)

## Names

- en: Townsend's Ground Squirrel
- de: Townsend-Ziesel
- fr: Spermophile de Townsend

## Countries with the most observations

US (46)

## Photo

![Townsend's Ground Squirrel](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/townsend-s-ground-squirrel/medium.jpg)

Photo: Audubon, John Woodhouse, 1812-1862 · Public domain · commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:American_Souslix,_Spermophilus_Townsendii,_Bach,_Male,_Natural_Size;_Oregon_Meadow_Mouse,_Arvicola_Oregoni,_Bach,_Male,_Natural_Size;_Texan_Meadow_Mouse,_Arvicola_Texiana,_Aud_%26_Bac_-_DPLA_-_4e210550feb34f226d34123000f0f0e1.jpg

## Machine access

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