Squirrel Species Stock Video Footage
Squirrels are members of the family Sciuridae, a family that includes small or medium-size rodents. The squirrel family includes tree squirrels, ground squirrels, chipmunks, marmots (including woodchucks), flying squirrels, and prairie dogs amongst other rodents. Squirrels are indigenous to the Americas, Eurasia, and Africa, and were introduced by humans to Australia. The earliest known fossilized squirrels date from the Eocene period and are most closely related to the mountain beaver and to the dormouse among other living rodent families. Learn more about Squirrel
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Squirrel Species Videos
| Common Name | Scientific Name | Conservation Status |
|---|---|---|
| Abert's Squirrel(7 videos) | Sciurus aberti | — |
| Alaska Marmot(4 videos) | Marmota broweri | Least concern |
| Alpine Marmot(434 videos) | Marmota marmota | Least concern |
| Arctic Ground Squirrel(63 videos) | Urocitellus parryii | Least concern |
| Arizona Black-tailed Prairie Dog(135 videos) | Cynomys ludovicianus | Least concern |
| Arizona Gray Squirrel(1 videos) | Sciurus arizonensis | — |
| Asia Minor Ground Squirrel(13 videos) | Spermophilus xanthoprymnus | Near threatened |
| Barbary Ground Squirrel(2 videos) | Atlantoxerus getulus | Least concern |
| Black Giant Squirrel(34 videos) | Ratufa bicolor | Near threatened |
| Borneo Black-banded Squirrel(1 videos) | Callosciurus orestes | Least concern |
| California Chipmunk(3 videos) | Tamias obscurus | — |
| California Ground Squirrel(28 videos) | Otospermophilus beecheyi | Least concern |
| Cliff Chipmunk(3 videos) | Tamias dorsalis | — |
| Columbian Ground Squirrel(33 videos) | Urocitellus columbianus | Least concern |
| Douglas's Squirrel(4 videos) | Tamiasciurus douglasii | Least concern |
| Eastern Chipmunk(35 videos) | Tamias striatus | Least concern |
| Eurasian Red Squirrel(306 videos) | Sciurus vulgaris | Least concern |
| European Ground Squirrel(24 videos) | Spermophilus citellus | Endangered |
| Fox Squirrel(20 videos) | Sciurus niger | Least concern |
| Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel(9 videos) | Callospermophilus lateralis | Least concern |
| Gray Marmot(2 videos) | Marmota baibacina | Least concern |
| Gray Squirrel(175 videos) | Sciurus carolinensis | Least concern |
| Harris' Antelope Squirrel(2 videos) | Ammospermophilus harrisii | — |
| Himalayan Striped Squirrel(1 videos) | Tamiops mcclellandii | — |
| Hoary Marmot(61 videos) | Marmota caligata | Least concern |
| Indian Giant Squirrel(19 videos) | Ratufa indica | Least concern |
| Indian Palm Squirrel(21 videos) | Funambulus palmarum | Least concern |
| Irrawaddy Squirrel(1 videos) | Callosciurus pygerythrus | Least concern |
| Japanese Squirrel(1 videos) | Sciurus lis | — |
| Least Chipmunk(24 videos) | Tamias minimus | — |
| Mexican Ground Squirrel(1 videos) | Ictidomys mexicanus | Least concern |
| Northern Flying Squirrel(26 videos) | Glaucomys sabrinus | Least concern |
| Olympic Marmot(45 videos) | Marmota olympus | — |
| Prevost's Squirrel(6 videos) | Callosciurus prevostii | Least concern |
| Red Giant Flying Squirrel(1 videos) | Petaurista petaurista | Least concern |
| Red Squirrel(70 videos) | Tamiasciurus hudsonicus | Least concern |
| Rock Squirrel(4 videos) | Otospermophilus variegatus | Least concern |
| Smith's Bush Squirrel(20 videos) | Paraxerus cepapi | Least concern |
| South African Ground Squirrel(105 videos) | Xerus inauris | Least concern |
| Southern Amazon Red Squirrel(8 videos) | Sciurus spadiceus | — |
| Southern Flying Squirrel(12 videos) | Glaucomys volans | Least concern |
| Speckled Ground Squirrel(1 videos) | Spermophilus suslicus | — |
| Spotted Ground Squirrel(1 videos) | Xerospermophilus spilosoma | Least concern |
| Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel(2 videos) | Ictidomys tridecemlineatus | — |
| Uinta Ground Squirrel(10 videos) | Urocitellus armatus | Least concern |
| Vancouver Marmot(30 videos) | Marmota vancouverensis | Critically endangered |
| Variegated Squirrel(3 videos) | Sciurus variegatoides | — |
| Western Gray Squirrel(18 videos) | Sciurus griseus | Least concern |
| White-tailed Antelope Squirrel(7 videos) | Ammospermophilus leucurus | — |
| White-tailed Prairie Dog(10 videos) | Cynomys leucurus | — |
| Woodchuck(187 videos) | Marmota monax | Least concern |
| Yellow-bellied Marmot(64 videos) | Marmota flaviventris | Least concern |
| Yellow-cheeked Chipmunk(3 videos) | Tamias ochrogenys | — |
| Yellow-pine Chipmunk(18 videos) | Tamias amoenus | — |