Common Name
Franklin's Ground Squirrel
Order
Rodentia
Family
Sciuridae
Species Name
Poliocitellus franklinii
States
Iowa
Illinois
Indiana
Kansas
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
North Dakota
Nebraska
South Dakota
Wisconsin
Distribution
Northern Great Plains; south central Canada south to Kansas, Illinois, and Indiana.
Notes
Occurs in tall-grass prairie. May feed on bird eggs and small ground-dwelling birds. Hibernates.