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title: "Arctic Ground Squirrel"
description: "Urocitellus parryii — Zoogdieren. The Arctic ground squirrel is a species of ground squirrel in the squirrel family Sciuridae that is native to the Arctic and Subarctic regions of the Northern Hemisphere, mainly in North America and Asia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/arctic-ground-squirrel
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Arctic Ground Squirrel

> Urocitellus parryii — Zoogdieren. The Arctic ground squirrel is a species of ground squirrel in the squirrel family Sciuridae that is native to the Arctic and Subarctic regions of the Northern Hemisphere, mainly in North America and Asia.

- Scientific name: *Urocitellus parryii*
- Category: `mammals` (Zoogdieren)
- Habitats: `mountains` (Bergen), `arctic` (Poolgebied)
- iNaturalist observations: 3419
- Wikidata: [Q21730506](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21730506)
- iNaturalist taxon: [180001](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/180001)

## Names

- en: Arctic Ground Squirrel
- de: Arktischer Ziesel
- es: Suslic ártico
- fr: Spermophile arctique

## Countries with the most observations

US (1804), CA (1164), RU (245)

## Summary

The Arctic ground squirrel is a species of ground squirrel in the squirrel family Sciuridae that is native to the Arctic and Subarctic regions of the Northern Hemisphere, mainly in North America and Asia. It is the largest species in the genus Urocitellus, its range extends farther north than that of any other squirrel, and it is the only member of the squirrel family with a Holarctic distribution. For some people in Alaska, particularly around the Aleutian Islands, the rodents are known as "parka" squirrels, likely due to their pelts being used for the ruff on parkas and other…

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

## Photo

![Arctic Ground Squirrel](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/arctic-ground-squirrel/medium.jpg)

Photo: Robbie Hannawacker · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/5165377

## Machine access

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