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title: "Columbian Ground Squirrel"
description: "Urocitellus columbianus — Ssaki. The Columbian ground squirrel is a species of rodent common in certain regions of Canada and the northwestern United States."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/columbian-ground-squirrel
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Columbian Ground Squirrel

> Urocitellus columbianus — Ssaki. The Columbian ground squirrel is a species of rodent common in certain regions of Canada and the northwestern United States.

- Scientific name: *Urocitellus columbianus*
- Category: `mammals` (Ssaki)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Łąki i pola), `mountains` (Góry)
- iNaturalist observations: 9889
- Wikidata: [Q21730465](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21730465)
- iNaturalist taxon: [179998](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/179998)

## Names

- en: Columbian Ground Squirrel
- de: Columbia-Ziesel
- es: Ardilla Terrestre de Columbia
- fr: Spermophile de Columbia

## Countries with the most observations

CA (6156), US (3368)

## Summary

The Columbian ground squirrel is a species of rodent common in certain regions of Canada and the northwestern United States. It is the second largest member of the genus Urocitellus, which is part of the tribe Marmotini, along with marmots, chipmunks, prairie dogs, and other holarctic ground squirrels. They are stout, with short dense fur, which is characteristically tawny across the bridge of the nose. Social encounters sometimes are initiated with kissing behavior and the most common activity above ground is standing at attention. Residing in mountainous terrain and high plains in…

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Braden J. Judson · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/130458321

## Machine access

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