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title: "Belding's Ground Squirrel"
description: "Urocitellus beldingi — Mamíferos. Belding's ground squirrel, also called pot gut, sage rat or picket-pin, is a squirrel that lives on mountains in the western United States."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/belding-s-ground-squirrel
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Belding's Ground Squirrel

> Urocitellus beldingi — Mamíferos. Belding's ground squirrel, also called pot gut, sage rat or picket-pin, is a squirrel that lives on mountains in the western United States.

- Scientific name: *Urocitellus beldingi*
- Category: `mammals` (Mamíferos)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Campos e prados), `mountains` (Montanhas)
- iNaturalist observations: 3084
- Wikidata: [Q21730106](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21730106)
- iNaturalist taxon: [179995](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/179995)

## Names

- en: Belding's Ground Squirrel
- de: Belding-Ziesel
- es: Ardilla de Tierra de Belding
- fr: Spermophile de Belding
- nl: Beldings grondeekhoorn
- pl: Susłogon łąkowy

## Countries with the most observations

US (2639)

## Summary

Belding's ground squirrel, also called pot gut, sage rat or picket-pin, is a squirrel that lives on mountains in the western United States. In California, it often is found at 6,500 to 11,800 feet (2,000–3,600 m) in meadows between Lake Tahoe and Kings Canyon. This species is not of conservation concern, and its range includes some protected areas.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Ben · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/388588205

## Machine access

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