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Idaho Ground Squirrel

Educational resources on Idaho Ground Squirrel

Idaho Ground Squirrel or Spermophilus brunneus is listed on the IUCN Red list (1996) as Endangered due to B2d+3d. IUCN Profile of the Idaho Ground Squirrel

Academic web links for the Idaho Ground Squirrel.


Idaho Ground Squirrel
Order: Rodentia Order Description: Rodents Family: Sciuridae Family Description: Chipmunks, Marmots and Squirrels
imnh.isu.edu/digitalatlas/bio/mammal/Rod/squir/igsq/igsq.htm

North American Mammals: Spermophilus brunneus
The Idaho Ground Squirrel is the only mammal endemic to Idaho. One subspecies, Spermophilus brunneus brunneus, lives only in about two dozen mountain meadows, and in 1998
www.mnh.si.edu/mna/image_info.cfm?species_id=353

Characterization of microsatellite loci in the Northern Idaho ground ...
The Idaho ground squirrel Spermophilus brunneus is the rarest sciurid in North America. A northern ( S. b. brunneus ) and a southern subspecies ( S. b. endemicus ) have recently
genome-lab.ucdavis.edu/Publications/1997%20Spermophilus%20brunneus.pdf

Cornell News:Why squirrels need fire
The Northern Idaho ground squirrel depends on the fat-rich seeds of native bunch grass to sustain it through seven or eight months of hibernation.
www.news.cornell.edu/releases/May99/squirrel.fire.hrs.web.html

Idaho Ground Squirrel Map
Population Genetic structure of the Northern Idaho Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus brunneus brunneus). Jounal of Mammalogy, 88 (1): 156-168.
imnh.isu.edu/digitalatlas/bio/mammal/Rod/squir/igsq/igsqmap.htm

ADW: Spermophilus brunneus: Information
Population Genetic structure of the Northern Idaho Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus brunneus brunneus). Jounal of Mammalogy, 88 (1): 156-168.
animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Spermophilus_brunneus.html

ADW: Spermophilus: Classification
What do these icons mean? The icons tell you what features are available for ... Spermophilus brunneus (Idaho ground squirrel)
animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Spermophilus.html

Graduate Projects
Idaho Ground Squirrel. Project summary: Both the northern Idaho ground squirrel (NIDGS) and southern Idaho ground squirrel (SIDGS) are considered species of great conservation need
www.cnr.uidaho.edu/crissp/gprojects.htm

North American Mammals: Search Results
Spermophilus brunneus (Idaho Ground Squirrel) Spermophilus canus (Merriam's Ground Squirrel) Spermophilus columbianus (Columbian Ground Squirrel)
www.mnh.si.edu/mna/image_menu.cfm?family=33

North American Mammals: Spermophilus mollis
Townsend's Ground Squirrel, Sagebrush Ground Squirrel, Least Idaho Ground Squirrel. Length: Average: 213 mm Range: 201-233 mm . Weight:
www.mnh.si.edu/mna/image_info.cfm?species_id=338







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