page_title: Mammals of Glacier National Park (U.S.)
section_title: Squirrels
hierarchical_section_title: Mammals of Glacier National Park (U.S.) / Small mammals / Squirrels
context_page_description: There are at least 14 large mammal and 50 small mammal species known to occur in Glacier National Park.
  Species are listed by common name, scientific name. Common and scientific names from R. S. Hoffman and D. L. Pattie, A Guide to Montana Mammals, 1968.
context_section_description: Order: RodentiaFamily: Sciuridae
  Least chipmunk, Tamias minimus, high open forests, brushy, rocky areas, alpine meadows, E W A
  Yellow-pine chipmunk, Tamias amoenus, open forests, brushy, rocky areas, E W
  Red-tailed chipmunk, Eutamias ruficaudus, open forest, brushy, rocky areas, E W
  Hoary marmot, Marmota caligata, rocky areas, alpine meadows, E W A
  Yellow-bellied marmot, Marmota flaviventris, open rocky foothills, talus slopes, E R
  Golden-mantled ground squirrel, Spermophilus lateralis, high open forests, rocky areas, E W A
  Northern flying squirrel, Glaucomys sabrinus, coniferous forests, nocturnal, E W
  American red squirrel, Tamiasciurus hudsonicus, coniferous forests E W
  Richardson's ground squirrel, Spermophilus richardsonii, grasslands, E R
  Thirteen-lined ground squirrel, Spermophilus tridecemlineatus, grasslands, E R
  Columbian ground squirrel, Spermophilus columbianus, open woodlands, grasslands, alpine meadows, E W A
caption: Golden-mantled ground squirrel
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