Family Sciuridae

Squirrels

33 species from the family Sciuridae.

Typical settings for this family#

Shutter (still)1/800 s
Shutter (action)1/2000 s
Aperturef/5.6–f/8
Size12–70 cm

33 species#

Eastern Gray Squirrel Eastern Gray SquirrelSciurus carolinensis Eastern Fox Squirrel Eastern Fox SquirrelSciurus niger Eastern Chipmunk Eastern ChipmunkTamias striatus American Red Squirrel American Red SquirrelTamiasciurus hudsonicus California Ground SquirrelOtospermophilus beecheyi Groundhog GroundhogMarmota monax Rock Squirrel Rock SquirrelOtospermophilus variegatus Common Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel Common Golden-mantled Ground SquirrelCallospermophilus lateralis Yellow-bellied Marmot Yellow-bellied MarmotMarmota flaviventris Western Gray SquirrelSciurus griseus Douglas's Squirrel Douglas's SquirrelTamiasciurus douglasii Black-tailed Prairie Dog Black-tailed Prairie DogCynomys ludovicianus Red-bellied Squirrel Red-bellied SquirrelSciurus aureogaster Columbian Ground Squirrel Columbian Ground SquirrelUrocitellus columbianus Variegated Squirrel Variegated SquirrelSciurus variegatoides Hoary Marmot Hoary MarmotMarmota caligata White-tailed Antelope SquirrelAmmospermophilus leucurus Douglas's Ground SquirrelOtospermophilus douglasii Thirteen-lined Ground SquirrelIctidomys tridecemlineatus Least Chipmunk Least ChipmunkNeotamias minimus Richardson's Ground Squirrel Richardson's Ground SquirrelUrocitellus richardsonii Abert's Squirrel Abert's SquirrelSciurus aberti Townsend's ChipmunkNeotamias townsendii Southern Flying Squirrel Southern Flying SquirrelGlaucomys volans Uinta Ground Squirrel Uinta Ground SquirrelUrocitellus armatus Round-tailed Ground Squirrel Round-tailed Ground SquirrelXerospermophilus tereticaudus Yellow-pine Chipmunk Yellow-pine ChipmunkNeotamias amoenus Cliff Chipmunk Cliff ChipmunkNeotamias dorsalis Merriam's Chipmunk Merriam's ChipmunkNeotamias merriami Cascade Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel Cascade Golden-mantled Ground SquirrelCallospermophilus saturatus Yucatán SquirrelSciurus yucatanensis Harris' Antelope Squirrel Harris' Antelope SquirrelAmmospermophilus harrisii Arctic Ground Squirrel Arctic Ground SquirrelUrocitellus parryii

Field-craft#

  • Great subjects for learning — confiding in parks.
  • Get your lens at the animal's eye level.
  • Get down to eye level; a long lens with close focus (or an extension tube) helps with small subjects.

Last updated October 03, 2026 · How we calculate · Sources