page_title: Mammals of Rocky Mountain National Park
section_title: Squirrels
hierarchical_section_title: Mammals of Rocky Mountain National Park / Squirrels
caption_attribution_description: Marmota flaviventris, picture taken in Rocky Mountains
context_page_description: There are 67 native species of mammals in Rocky Mountain National Park, a 265,461 acres park in Colorado. Species are listed by common name, scientific name, habitat, and abundance. Extirpated species are marked with an EX.
context_section_description: Order: RodentiaFamily: Sciuridae
  Yellow-bellied marmot, Marmota flaviventris, montane and subalpine forests, meadows, alpine tundra, common
  Abert's squirrel, Sciurus aberti, montane ponderosa pine forests, uncommon
  Fox squirrel, Sciurus niger, riparian, rare (Non-native)
  Wyoming ground squirrel, Spermophilus elegans, montane forests, meadows, common
  Golden-mantled ground squirrel, Spermophilus lateralis, montane and subalpine forests, meadows, riparian, common
  Rock squirrel, Spermophilus variegiatus, montane forests, rare, if present
  Least chipmunk, Tamias minimas, montane and subalpine forests, meadows, riparian, common
  Colorado chipmunk, Tamias quadrivittatus, montane forests, meadows, rare, if present
  Uinta chipmunk, Neotamias umbrinus, montane and subalpine forests, meadows, riparian, common
  Pine squirrel, Tamiasciurus hudsonicus, montane and subalpine forests, riparian, common
caption: A yellow-bellied marmot
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