Family Sciuridae (squirrel):

Yellow-bellied marmot (Marmota flaviventris)


Photographs:

• A Marmot resting above Tyndal Gorge (9K JPG by Michael Dallin)
• A Marmot atop Chiquita (5K JPG by Michael Dallin)

Articles:

• Marmots (by Michael Dallin)

Abert's squirrel (Sciurus aberti)

Wyoming ground squirrel (Spermophilus elegans)

Golden-mantled ground squirrel (Spermophilus lateralis)


Photographs:

• Ground Squirrel at Brynwood Cabins, by Bill Gerard

Rock squirrel (Spermophilus variegatus)

Least chipmunk (Tamias minimus)

Colorado chipmunk (Tamias quadrivittatus)


Photographs:

• Chipmunks greet you on way to Emerald Lake, by Bill Gerard

Uinta chipmunk (Tamias umbrinus)

Red squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus)

Family Geomyidae (gopher):

Northern pocket gopher (Thomomys talpoides)

Family Castoridae (beaver):

Beaver (Castor canadensis)

Family Muridae (mouse, rat, vole):

Bushy-tailed woodrat (Neotoma cinerea)

Mexican woodrat (Neotoma mexicana)

Rock mouse (Peromyscus difficilis)

Deer mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus)

Southern red-backed vole (Clethrionomys gapperi)

Sagebrush vole (Lagurus curtatus)

Long-tailed vole (Microtus longicaudus)

Montane vole (Microtus montanus)

Muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus)

Heather vole (Phenacomys intermedius)

Family Dipodidae (jumping mouse):

Western jumping mouse (Zapus princeps)

Family Erethizontidae (porcupine):

Porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum)

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