Common Name
Wyoming Ground Squirrel
Order
Rodentia
Family
Sciuridae
Species Name
Urocitellus elegans
States
Colorado
Idaho
Montana
Nevada
Oregon
Utah
Wyoming
Distribution
There are three disjunct populations. One is in southwestern Montana. One is in much of Wyoming, extreme southeastern Idaho, and northern Colorado. One is in southeastern Idaho, northeastern Nevada, and extreme southeastern Oregon.
Notes
Oregon
Only seven specimens collected in Oregon.