Critters of North Idaho: Northern Idaho Ground Squirrel

What pops into your mind when I say … “Squirrel!” Aside from that line in the Pixar movie “Up,” you probably just envisioned a small furry rodent with a big fluffy tail that lives in trees, eats nuts, and often buries nuts for later. This is true of tree squirrels, but the squirrel we’re going to focus on is the ground squirrel, specifically the northern Idaho ground squirrel (Urocitellus brunneus).