Common Name
Richardson's Ground Squirrel
Order
Rodentia
Family
Sciuridae
Species Name
Urocitellus richardsonii
States
Minnesota
Montana
North Dakota
South Dakota
Washington
Distribution
Northern Great Plains; southwestern Canada, North Dakota, Northeastern South Dakota, western Minnesota, and northwestern Iowa.
Notes
This ground squirrel is found mainly in high desert shrubland. Less than 10% of this habitat remains within the species' range and it is fragmented, isolated, and much of the habitat lies on private land. This species causes damage in agricultural area