SO THAT NAME IS THE SNAKE RIVER PLAINS GROUND SQUIRREL. BRIAN MCCLAIN GOT TO NAME THE SQUIRREL BECAUSE HE HELPED IDENTIFY IT AS A SPECIES. HE’S A MAMMALIAN EVOLUTION EXPERT AT UNC GREENSBORO.

Researchers have identified a new species of squirrel in Idaho called the Snake River Plains ground squirrel. Like its name suggests, the species of squirrel lives along the Snake River Plain in ...

Prior research has shown that the thirteen-lined ground squirrel, which lives on the North American plains, hibernates from six to eight months every year during the winter. Research has also ...

If the species is present in the state ... Individuals who spot a thirteen-lined ground squirrel are encouraged to contact Sasse at [email protected] or upload photos to iNaturalist ...

Known as the Wyoming ground squirrels, the species are one of six kinds of ground squirrels in Colorado, according to the Colorado State University Extension. Occupying areas above 5,000 feet in the ...

The study suggests that California ground squirrels, previously thought to solely be granivorous species, are actually an "opportunistic omnivore" with a more flexible diet than previously assumed ...