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title: "Idaho Ground Squirrel"
description: "Urocitellus brunneus — Mamíferos. The northern Idaho ground squirrel (Urocitellus brunneus) is a species of the largest genus of ground squirrels."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/idaho-ground-squirrel
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Idaho Ground Squirrel

> Urocitellus brunneus — Mamíferos. The northern Idaho ground squirrel (Urocitellus brunneus)  is a species of the largest genus of ground squirrels.

- Scientific name: *Urocitellus brunneus*
- Category: `mammals` (Mamíferos)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Campos e prados)
- iNaturalist observations: 79
- Wikidata: [Q21730347](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21730347)
- iNaturalist taxon: [179996](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/179996)

## Names

- en: Idaho Ground Squirrel
- de: Idaho-Ziesel

## Countries with the most observations

US (72)

## Summary

The northern Idaho ground squirrel (Urocitellus brunneus)  is a species of the largest genus of ground squirrels. This species and the southern Idaho ground squirrel were previously considered conspecific, together called the Idaho ground squirrel.
The species is about 233 mm in length and weighs 120 to 290 grams. The northern Idaho ground squirrel has sexual dimorphism and a dark-reddish gray coat.
The squirrel hibernates for 8 months and lives in dry meadows in Adams and Valley Counties in western-central Idaho. They eat forbs, grasses, shrubs, trees, rushes, and sedges. The mating season occurs within two weeks…

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

## Photo

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

Photo: FWS · Public domain · commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gs5.jpg

## Machine access

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