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title: "Uinta Ground Squirrel"
description: "Urocitellus armatus — Zoogdieren. The Uinta ground squirrel, commonly called a \"chisler\" and Potgut in northern Utah, is a species of rodent native to the western United States."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/uinta-ground-squirrel
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Uinta Ground Squirrel

> Urocitellus armatus — Zoogdieren. The Uinta ground squirrel, commonly called a "chisler" and Potgut in northern Utah, is a species of rodent native to the western United States.

- Scientific name: *Urocitellus armatus*
- Category: `mammals` (Zoogdieren)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Weiden en velden), `mountains` (Bergen)
- iNaturalist observations: 4754
- Wikidata: [Q21729942](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21729942)
- iNaturalist taxon: [179994](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/179994)

## Names

- en: Uinta Ground Squirrel
- de: Uinta-Ziesel
- es: Ardilla Terrestre Uinta
- pl: Susłogon bylicowy

## Countries with the most observations

US (4472)

## Summary

The Uinta ground squirrel, commonly called a "chisler" and Potgut in northern Utah, is a species of rodent native to the western United States.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Paul · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/161915493

## Machine access

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